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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 75%

  1. 05:00 DSM → 06:39 ORD
    AA 4519 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 90% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 51m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 ORD → 12:38 CLT
    AA 2502 · American · 2h 08m · 83% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 126 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 51m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 38mDSM 05:00 to CLT 12:38, 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.