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

Washington → Des Moines via Denver: arrives on time 80%

  1. 07:00 DCA → 09:07 DEN
    F9 685 · Frontier · 4h 07m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 39m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:46 DEN → 13:32 DSM
    F9 1678 · Frontier · 1h 48m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 54 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 39m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 34mDCA 07:00 to DSM 13:32, 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.