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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Minneapolis: arrives on time 70%

  1. 14:45 DSM → 15:58 MSP
    DL 5490 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 13m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:58 MSP → 20:51 LAX
    DL 2122 · Delta · 3h 57m · 74% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip8h 10mDSM 14:45 to LAX 20:51, 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.