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

New York → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 73%

  1. 09:00 LGA → 11:28 ATL
    DL 992 · Delta · 2h 28m · 87% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 57m 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 New York). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 34mLGA 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.