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

Des Moines → Las Vegas via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 05:35 DSM → 08:44 ATL
    DL 2727 · Delta · 2h 09m · 94% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:55 ATL → 11:07 LAS
    DL 945 · Delta · 4h 12m · 84% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Las Vegas is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip7h 32mDSM 05:35 to LAS 11:07, 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.