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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Minneapolis: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:50 DSM → 08:12 MSP
    DL 5402 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 22m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 18m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:30 MSP → 13:59 CLT
    DL 2819 · Delta · 2h 29m · 79% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 93 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 18m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 09mDSM 06:50 to CLT 13:59, 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.