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

Houston → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 09:42 IAH → 12:48 ATL
    DL 1585 · Delta · 2h 06m · 78% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 49m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:37 ATL → 17:52 DSM
    DL 2086 · Delta · 2h 10m · 82% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 184 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 49m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip8h 05mIAH 09:42 to DSM 17:52, 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.