Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Des Moines via Phoenix: arrives on time 52%
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16:39 LAX → 18:10 PHXAA 2032 · American · 1h 31m · 65% on time, 0.6% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:15 PHX → 00:29 DSM +1 dayAA 4950 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 56m · 78% on time, 1.6% cancelled
Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 32mLAX 16:39 to DSM 00:29, 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.