Wednesday, October 7 · our forecast odds · issued Mon 10:00 AM ET · connections flying that day

Wed, Oct 7: United via Denver, leaving 00:13, is the safest bet: 84% chance of reaching Chicago on time.

Nonstops that day


UA 450 United Flight history →	ANC 20:00	ORD 05:18	10%	2%	0.7%	87%
AA 375 American Flight history →	ANC 21:41	ORD 06:39	22%	3%	0.7%	61%

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 3 h ahead of Anchorage). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.


United Details →	ANC 00:13 → DEN 07:11UA 1959	2h 24m Denver	DEN 09:35 → ORD 13:15UA 2329	10h 02m	99%	90%
Delta Details →	ANC 01:30 → SEA 06:02DL 925	1h 18m Seattle	SEA 07:20 → ORD 13:28DL 2055	8h 58m	97%	88%
Delta Details →	ANC 06:00 → MSP 14:18DL 447	1h 02m Minneapolis	MSP 15:20 → ORD 16:59DL 1306	7h 59m	95%	81%
Delta Details →	ANC 11:42 → SEA 16:20DL 2768	1h 20m Seattle	SEA 17:40 → ORD 23:38DL 2108	8h 56m	92%	80%
Alaska Details →	ANC 01:57 → SEA 06:28AS 98	2h 06m Seattle	SEA 08:34 → ORD 14:46AS 265	9h 49m	99%	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 Wed, Oct 7 (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