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

Des Moines → Los Angeles via Denver: arrives on time 66%

  1. 13:40 DSM → 14:51 DEN
    UA 5277 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 11m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:43 DEN → 17:15 LAX
    UA 1195 · United · 2h 32m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 35mDSM 13:40 to LAX 17:15, 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.