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Tuesday, October 6 · our forecast odds · issued Mon 9:00 AM ET · connections flying that day

Tomorrow: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 06:00, is the safest bet: 90% chance of reaching Houston on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2286 2h 36m Atlanta ATL 11:05 → HOU 12:10DL 1195 7h 10m 99% 90%
DeltaDetails → JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:23DL 2227 3h 49m Atlanta ATL 15:12 → HOU 16:22DL 2381 8h 42m 99% 89%
DeltaDetails → JFK 15:41 → ATL 18:34DL 1480 2h 11m Atlanta ATL 20:45 → HOU 21:51DL 2051 7h 10m 98% 86%
AmericanDetails → JFK 14:42 → DFW 17:44AA 1953 59m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 18:43 → HOU 20:04AA 3391 · flown by Envoy 6h 22m 91% 80%
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