Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Des Moines via Chicago: arrives on time 90%
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05:30 DTW → 05:53 ORDUA 3483 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 23m · 85% on time, 4.8% cancelled
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2h 49m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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08:42 ORD → 10:17 DSMUA 1803 · United · 1h 35m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 124 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 49m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (95%).
Total trip5h 47mDTW 05:30 to DSM 10:17, 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.