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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Phoenix: arrives on time 84%

  1. 05:45 DSM → 06:45 PHX
    AA 1795 · American · 3h 00m · 77% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 50m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:35 PHX → 12:11 LAX
    DL 4119 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 36m · 90% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 140 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 50m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip8h 26mDSM 05:45 to LAX 12:11, 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.