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

Des Moines → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 11:30 DSM → 14:43 ATL
    DL 1704 · Delta · 2h 11m · 90% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 27m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:10 ATL → 19:11 DTW
    DL 2067 · Delta · 2h 01m · 76% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 102 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 27m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 41mDSM 11:30 to DTW 19:11, 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.