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

Des Moines → Atlanta via Minneapolis: arrives on time 74%

  1. 14:45 DSM → 15:58 MSP
    DL 5490 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 13m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 37m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:35 MSP → 22:15 ATL
    DL 1026 · Delta · 2h 40m · 78% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 112 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 37m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 30mDSM 14:45 to ATL 22:15, 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.