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

Des Moines → Washington via Atlanta: arrives on time 65%

  1. 14:25 DSM → 17:38 ATL
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 13m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 17m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 ATL → 22:47 DCA
    DL 378 · Delta · 1h 52m · 66% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 152 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 17m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip7h 22mDSM 14:25 to DCA 22:47, 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.