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

Los Angeles → Des Moines via Charlotte: arrives on time 65%

  1. 09:20 LAX → 17:01 CLT
    AA 3175 · American · 4h 46m · 76% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 45m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:46 CLT → 22:18 DSM
    AA 3020 · American · 2h 32m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 58m, 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 connection97%The first flight arrived more than 180 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 45m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip10h 58mLAX 09:20 to DSM 22:18, 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.