Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Des Moines → Washington via Houston: arrives on time 65%
-
15:01 DSM → 17:25 IAHUA 6117 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 24m · 80% on time, 1.8% cancelled
-
2h 25m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
19:50 IAH → 23:59 DCAUA 2224 · United · 3h 09m · 70% on time, 0.7% cancelled
Total trip 7h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip7h 58mDSM 15:01 to DCA 23:59, 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.