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

Des Moines → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 14:25 DSM → 17:38 ATL
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 13m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 37m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 ATL → 22:17 MDW
    DL 1076 · Delta · 2h 02m · 77% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 172 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 37m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 52mDSM 14:25 to MDW 22:17, 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.