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

Chicago → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:00 MDW → 08:55 ATL
    DL 1285 · Delta · 1h 55m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:25 ATL → 13:34 DSM
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 09m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 34mMDW 06:00 to DSM 13:34, 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.