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

Denver → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 78%

  1. 13:15 DEN → 18:18 ATL
    DL 824 · Delta · 3h 03m · 80% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 57m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 ATL → 22:31 DSM
    DL 2306 · Delta · 2h 16m · 82% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 132 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 57m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip8h 16mDEN 13:15 to DSM 22:31, 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.