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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Atlanta: arrives on time 74%

  1. 11:30 DSM → 14:43 ATL
    DL 1704 · Delta · 2h 11m · 90% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:58 ATL → 19:39 LAX
    DL 500 · Delta · 4h 41m · 77% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 10h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 15m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip10h 09mDSM 11:30 to LAX 19:39, 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.