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

Des Moines → Las Vegas via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%

  1. 19:22 DSM → 21:22 DFW
    AA 2229 · American · 1h 59m · 53% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 37m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:59 DFW → 23:48 LAS
    AA 2998 · American · 2h 49m · 52% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Las Vegas is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 52 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 37m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip6h 26mDSM 19:22 to LAS 23:48, 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.