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

Des Moines → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 71%

  1. 05:00 DSM → 06:31 ORD
    AA 4383 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 31m · 100% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 4h 31m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:02 ORD → 14:16 LGA
    AA 3128 · American · 2h 14m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 226 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 31m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip8h 16mDSM 05:00 to LGA 14:16, 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.