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

Des Moines → Denver 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 43m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:42 DTW → 13:54 DEN
    DL 1648 · Delta · 3h 12m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 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 178 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 43m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 46mDSM 06:08 to DEN 13:54, 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.