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

Wed, Oct 7: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 05:10, is the safest bet: 93% chance of reaching Austin on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → CHS 05:10 → ATL 06:17DL 3055 3h 26m Atlanta ATL 09:43 → AUS 11:03DL 2886 6h 53m 100% 93%
DeltaDetails → CHS 09:41 → ATL 11:00DL 5450 · flown by Endeavor 3h 15m Atlanta ATL 14:15 → AUS 15:50DL 1397 7h 09m 100% 92%
DeltaDetails → CHS 06:15 → ATL 07:25DL 2124 3h 40m Atlanta ATL 11:05 → AUS 12:25DL 2011 7h 10m 99% 92%
UnitedDetails → CHS 06:00 → ORD 07:33UA 2333 1h 28m Chicago ORD 09:01 → AUS 11:59UA 1688 6h 59m 98% 92%
UnitedDetails → CHS 06:00 → EWR 07:59UA 1289 1h 24m Newark EWR 09:23 → AUS 12:05UA 1238 7h 05m 98% 90%
DeltaDetails → CHS 08:20 → ATL 09:34DL 789 2h 59m Atlanta ATL 12:33 → AUS 13:54DL 2104 6h 34m 98% 90%
DeltaDetails → CHS 06:00 → JFK 08:01DL 5445 · flown by Endeavor 3h 09m New York JFK 11:10 → AUS 14:06DL 2323 9h 06m 97% 89%
AmericanDetails → CHS 08:48 → CLT 10:15AA 5817 · flown by Piedmont 1h 54m Charlotte CLT 12:09 → AUS 13:56AA 1052 6h 08m 100% 88%
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