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

Des Moines → Houston 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 56m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:55 DTW → 12:57 IAH
    UA 6251 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 02m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 56m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip6h 49mDSM 06:08 to IAH 12:57, 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.