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

Des Moines → New York via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 58%

  1. 05:18 DSM → 07:28 DFW
    AA 2326 · American · 2h 10m · 85% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:25 DFW → 13:00 LGA
    AA 1056 · American · 3h 35m · 75% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 42mDSM 05:18 to LGA 13:00, 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.