tailodds FORECAST
Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Chicago → Des Moines via Denver: arrives on time 11%

  1. 14:30 MDW → 16:10 DEN
    WN 2768 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:22 DEN → 22:10 DSM
    WN 2940 · Southwest · 1h 45m · 12% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (12%).
Total trip7h 37mMDW 14:30 to DSM 22:10, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.