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

Des Moines → Minneapolis via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 30%

  1. 15:49 DSM → 17:50 DFW
    AA 1664 · American · 2h 01m · 56% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:51 DFW → 21:20 MSP
    AA 2806 · American · 2h 30m · 58% on time, 4.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (4.9% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 32mDSM 15:49 to MSP 21:20, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.