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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 83%

  1. 06:50 DSM → 08:12 MSP
    DL 5402 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 22m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 28m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:40 MSP → 13:34 LAX
    DL 2119 · Delta · 3h 54m · 88% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 163 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 28m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 44mDSM 06:50 to LAX 13:34, 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.