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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 57%

  1. 10:25 DSM → 13:13 DTW
    DL 5048 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 49m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:14 DTW → 15:55 LAX
    DL 908 · Delta · 4h 41m · 78% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip7h 30mDSM 10:25 to LAX 15:55, 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.