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

Philadelphia → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:30 PHL → 09:05 ATL
    F9 2551 · Frontier · 2h 35m · 71% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:25 ATL → 13:34 DSM
    DL 2094 · Delta · 2h 09m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 110 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip8h 04mPHL 06:30 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.