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

Los Angeles → Des Moines via Minneapolis: arrives on time 68%

  1. 06:25 LAX → 11:59 MSP
    DL 792 · Delta · 3h 34m · 94% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:50 MSP → 14:05 DSM
    DL 5490 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 15m · 77% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 48 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 time68%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 40mLAX 06:25 to DSM 14:05, 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.