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

Des Moines → Atlanta via Detroit: arrives on time 77%

  1. 06:08 DSM → 08:59 DTW
    DL 5414 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 51m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 26m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:25 DTW → 12:25 ATL
    DL 2856 · Delta · 1h 58m · 86% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 15mDSM 06:08 to ATL 12:25, 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.