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

Washington → Des Moines via Minneapolis: arrives on time 74%

12:00 DCA → 13:45 MSP

DL 2958 · Delta · 2h 45m · 78% on time, 2.3% cancelled
1h 55m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
15:40 MSP → 16:54 DSM

DL 4913 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 14m · 80% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.

Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).

Total trip5h 54mDCA 12:00 to DSM 16:54, 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.