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

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

07:01 DTW → 07:55 MSP

DL 1746 · Delta · 1h 54m · 84% on time, 0.5% cancelled
1h 05m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
09:00 MSP → 10:14 DSM

DL 4998 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 14m · 85% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.

Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).

Total trip4h 13mDTW 07:01 to DSM 10:14, 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.