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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 80%

  1. 05:35 DSM → 08:44 ATL
    DL 2727 · Delta · 2h 09m · 94% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 37m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:21 ATL → 13:24 PHL
    DL 2279 · Delta · 2h 05m · 86% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 112 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 37m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 51mDSM 05:35 to PHL 13:24, 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.