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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Detroit: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:08 DSM → 08:59 DTW
    DL 5414 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 51m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 39m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:38 DTW → 14:28 LAX
    DL 634 · Delta · 4h 50m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 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 174 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 39m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip10h 20mDSM 06:08 to LAX 14:28, 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.