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

Houston → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 83%

  1. 07:20 IAH → 10:39 ATL
    UA 1030 · United · 2h 19m · 93% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 46m 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 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 46m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip6h 14mIAH 07:20 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.