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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Detroit: arrives on time 74%

  1. 10:25 DSM → 13:13 DTW
    DL 5048 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 49m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 37m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:50 DTW → 17:39 LAX
    DL 883 · Delta · 4h 49m · 78% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 112 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 37m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip9h 14mDSM 10:25 to LAX 17:39, 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.