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

Los Angeles → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 06:00 LAX → 13:25 ATL
    DL 390 · Delta · 4h 25m · 89% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:37 ATL → 17:52 DSM
    DL 2086 · Delta · 2h 10m · 82% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 9h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip9h 47mLAX 06:00 to DSM 17:52, 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.