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

Des Moines → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 14:25 DSM → 17:38 ATL
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 13m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 16m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:54 ATL → 22:12 DEN
    DL 493 · Delta · 3h 18m · 79% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 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 151 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 16m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip8h 47mDSM 14:25 to DEN 22:12, 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.