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

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

  1. 07:05 ATL → 09:15 PHL
    AA 1428 · American · 2h 10m · 91% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:35 PHL → 12:34 DSM
    AA 5165 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 59m · 85% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 29mATL 07:05 to DSM 12:34, 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.