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

Des Moines → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 81%

  1. 05:00 DSM → 06:39 ORD
    AA 4519 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 90% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:22 ORD → 10:06 MSP
    AA 4162 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 46m · 91% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 08mDSM 05:00 to MSP 10:06, 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.