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

Des Moines → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 68%

  1. 05:00 DSM → 06:39 ORD
    AA 4519 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 90% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 33m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:12 ORD → 11:14 ATL
    AA 1363 · American · 2h 03m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 48 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 33m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 15mDSM 05:00 to ATL 11:14, 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.