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

Des Moines → Charlotte via New York: arrives on time 69%

  1. 07:10 DSM → 11:00 LGA
    AA 4795 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 49m · 82% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:10 LGA → 14:14 CLT
    AA 1150 · American · 2h 04m · 84% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip6h 04mDSM 07:10 to CLT 14:14, 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.