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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Des Moines → Houston via Minneapolis: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:50 DSM → 08:12 MSP
    DL 5402 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 22m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 53m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:05 MSP → 15:00 IAH
    UA 1795 · United · 2h 55m · 85% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 143 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 53m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 10mDSM 06:50 to IAH 15:00, 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.