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

Des Moines → Denver via Atlanta: arrives on time 77%

  1. 05:35 DSM → 08:44 ATL
    DL 2727 · Delta · 2h 09m · 94% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:50 ATL → 11:07 DEN
    DL 995 · Delta · 3h 17m · 86% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 32mDSM 05:35 to DEN 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.