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

Los Angeles → Des Moines via Minneapolis: arrives on time 82%

  1. 23:59 LAX → 05:36 MSP
    DL 430 · Delta · 3h 37m · 89% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 24m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:00 MSP → 10:14 DSM +1 day
    DL 4998 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 14m · 85% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 159 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 24m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 15mLAX 23:59 to DSM 10:14, 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.