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

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

  1. 06:08 DSM → 08:59 DTW
    DL 5414 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 51m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 27m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:26 DTW → 14:30 IAH
    DL 1307 · Delta · 3h 04m · 86% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 162 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 27m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 22mDSM 06:08 to IAH 14:30, 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.