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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 14:25 DSM → 17:38 ATL
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 13m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 02m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 ATL → 21:57 CLT
    DL 2132 · Delta · 1h 17m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 8 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 137 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 02m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 32mDSM 14:25 to CLT 21:57, 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.