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

Des Moines → Las Vegas via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 05:35 DSM → 08:44 ATL
    DL 2727 · Delta · 2h 09m · 94% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 16m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:10 LAS
    DL 466 · Delta · 4h 10m · 80% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Las Vegas is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 91 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 16m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 35mDSM 05:35 to LAS 12:10, 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.