tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Des Moines → Las Vegas via Chicago: arrives on time 77%

  1. 05:00 DSM → 06:39 ORD
    AA 4519 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 90% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 21m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:00 ORD → 11:08 LAS
    UA 723 · United · 4h 08m · 89% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Las Vegas is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 33 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 21m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip8h 08mDSM 05:00 to LAS 11:08, 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.