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Tuesday, October 6 · our forecast odds · issued Mon 6:00 AM ET · connections flying that day

Tomorrow: American via Charlotte, leaving 04:55, is the safest bet: 89% chance of reaching Buffalo on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Buffalo on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

AmericanDetails → EWR 04:55 → CLT 06:53AA 1113 3h 28m Charlotte CLT 10:21 → BUF 12:05AA 1203 7h 10m 99% 89%
DeltaDetails → EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:51DL 2365 3h 09m Atlanta ATL 14:00 → BUF 16:03DL 2266 7h 33m 99% 88%
DeltaDetails → EWR 16:50 → DTW 18:51DL 2573 3h 59m Detroit DTW 22:50 → BUF 23:58DL 978 7h 08m 98% 86%
UnitedDetails → EWR 09:20 → ORD 11:04UA 2290 3h 03m Chicago ORD 14:07 → BUF 16:49UA 580 7h 29m 99% 86%
DeltaDetails → EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 2353 55m Atlanta ATL 09:10 → BUF 11:11DL 1384 5h 11m 94% 86%
DeltaDetails → EWR 10:31 → ATL 12:53DL 2325 3h 40m Atlanta ATL 16:33 → BUF 18:41DL 2050 8h 10m 99% 85%
DeltaDetails → EWR 11:47 → MSP 13:45DL 2864 1h 37m Minneapolis MSP 15:22 → BUF 18:24DL 1749 6h 37m 96% 85%
DeltaDetails → EWR 15:21 → ATL 17:54DL 2312 3h 58m Atlanta ATL 21:52 → BUF 23:59DL 2334 8h 38m 98% 83%
How these are worked out. Each flight’s odds are our forecast for that day; flights of airlines we don’t forecast yet use their 12-month record and are marked. Makes the connection: the first flight’s 12-month lateness curve, scaled so its chance of arriving 15+ min late matches the day’s forecast, at the layover minus the 45-minute minimum (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled × second flight within 15 minutes, each from the day’s forecast.

About this data: forecast odds from our model for Tue, Oct 6 (newest published update); 12-month records from US DOT on-time data, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. JSON