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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Detroit: arrives on time 56%

  1. 10:25 DSM → 13:13 DTW
    DL 5048 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 49m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 DTW → 15:58 CLT
    DL 1429 · Delta · 1h 53m · 85% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip4h 33mDSM 10:25 to CLT 15:58, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.