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

Des Moines → Philadelphia via Atlanta: arrives on time 68%

  1. 05:35 DSM → 08:44 ATL
    DL 2727 · Delta · 2h 09m · 94% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 4h 16m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:00 ATL → 15:02 PHL
    DL 2131 · Delta · 2h 02m · 73% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 211 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 16m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip8h 27mDSM 05:35 to PHL 15:02, 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.