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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Minneapolis: arrives on time 84%

  1. 10:54 DSM → 12:06 MSP
    DL 4998 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 12m · 86% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 39m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:45 MSP → 17:37 LAX
    DL 2114 · Delta · 3h 52m · 87% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 174 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 39m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip8h 43mDSM 10:54 to LAX 17:37, 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.