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

Phoenix → Des Moines via Detroit: arrives on time 60%

11:06 PHX → 17:54 DTW

DL 1070 · Delta · 3h 48m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled
1h 51m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
19:45 DTW → 20:41 DSM

DL 5087 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 56m · 65% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Phoenix). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 66 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 51m layover.

Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).

Total trip7h 35mPHX 11:06 to DSM 20:41, 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.