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

Minneapolis → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 39%

  1. 19:08 MSP → 20:38 MDW
    WN 4115 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 68% on time, 6.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 27m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:05 MDW → 23:35 DSM
    WN 4279 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 50% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 12 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (6.0% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 27mMSP 19:08 to DSM 23:35, 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.