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

Des Moines → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 05:35 DSM → 08:44 ATL
    DL 2727 · Delta · 2h 09m · 94% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 ATL → 11:45 LGA
    DL 557 · Delta · 2h 15m · 85% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip5h 10mDSM 05:35 to LGA 11:45, 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.