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

Washington → Des Moines via Atlanta: arrives on time 90%

  1. 06:55 DCA → 08:50 ATL
    WN 4969 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m 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 7h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Des Moines is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 39mDCA 06:55 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.