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

Des Moines → Phoenix via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 79%

  1. 05:18 DSM → 07:28 DFW
    AA 2326 · American · 2h 10m · 85% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 22m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:50 DFW → 11:19 PHX
    AA 2990 · American · 2h 29m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 157 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 22m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 01mDSM 05:18 to PHX 11:19, 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.