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

Los Angeles → Des Moines via Minneapolis: arrives on time 80%

  1. 00:30 LAX → 06:10 MSP
    DL 2084 · Delta · 3h 40m · 64% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:00 MSP → 10:14 DSM
    DL 4998 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 14m · 85% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 44mLAX 00:30 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.