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

Denver → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 85%

  1. 00:40 DEN → 05:42 ATL
    DL 302 · Delta · 3h 02m · 92% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:33 ATL → 10:45 DSM
    DL 1704 · Delta · 2h 13m · 88% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 9h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 186 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 51m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip9h 06mDEN 00:40 to DSM 10:45, 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.