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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Denver: arrives on time 84%

  1. 05:50 DSM → 06:59 DEN
    UA 4777 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 09m · 89% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 36m layover in Denver (DEN) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:35 DEN → 11:05 LAX
    WN 1569 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 66 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 36m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip7h 15mDSM 05:50 to LAX 11:05, 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.