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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 74%

  1. 05:30 DFW → 08:42 ATL
    DL 401 · Delta · 2h 12m · 92% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 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 5h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 16mDFW 05:30 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.