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

Des Moines → Charlotte via Atlanta: arrives on time 50%

  1. 14:25 DSM → 17:38 ATL
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 13m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:55 ATL → 20:14 CLT
    DL 720 · Delta · 1h 21m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 51mDSM 14:25 to CLT 20:14, 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.