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

Des Moines → Los Angeles 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 12m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:50 ATL → 22:36 LAX
    DL 331 · Delta · 4h 46m · 72% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 10h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip10h 11mDSM 14:25 to LAX 22:36, 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.