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

Des Moines → Atlanta via Washington: arrives on time 38%

  1. 14:22 DSM → 18:00 DCA
    AA 5292 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 38m · 62% on time, 8.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 59m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:59 DCA → 22:03 ATL
    AA 5502 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 02m · 60% on time, 18.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 33 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 74 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 59m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (8.6% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (18.3% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip6h 39mDSM 14:22 to ATL 22:03, 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.