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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 79%

  1. 10:54 DSM → 12:06 MSP
    DL 4998 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 12m · 86% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:01 MSP → 15:00 LAX
    DL 2974 · Delta · 3h 59m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip6h 06mDSM 10:54 to LAX 15:00, 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.