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

Washington → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 82%

  1. 09:00 DCA → 10:52 ATL
    DL 455 · Delta · 1h 52m · 86% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 33m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:25 ATL → 13:34 DSM
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 09m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 48 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 33m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 34mDCA 09:00 to DSM 13:34, 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.