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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → Des Moines via Denver: arrives on time 83%

  1. 08:00 DTW → 09:16 DEN
    F9 2211 · Frontier · 3h 16m · 85% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 49m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:05 DEN → 14:50 DSM
    WN 1524 · Southwest · 1h 45m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 79 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 49m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip7h 50mDTW 08:00 to DSM 14:50, 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.