Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Des Moines → Los Angeles via Houston: arrives on time 68%
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15:01 DSM → 17:25 IAHUA 6117 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 24m · 80% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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2h 25m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:50 IAH → 21:26 LAXUA 483 · United · 3h 36m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Des Moines). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip8h 25mDSM 15:01 to LAX 21:26, 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.