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Wednesday, October 7 · typical odds for a Wednesday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Sat 12:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Wed, Oct 7: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 05:10, is the safest bet: 91% 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 Charleston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → CHS 05:10 → ATL 06:17DL 3055 2h 24m Atlanta ATL 08:41 → HOU 09:45DL 1509 5h 35m 99% 91%
DeltaDetails → CHS 06:15 → ATL 07:25DL 2124 3h 40m Atlanta ATL 11:05 → HOU 12:10DL 1195 6h 55m 99% 88%
DeltaDetails → CHS 11:18 → ATL 12:27DL 3091 2h 45m Atlanta ATL 15:12 → HOU 16:22DL 2381 6h 04m 98% 84%
DeltaDetails → CHS 17:00 → ATL 18:19DL 1381 2h 26m Atlanta ATL 20:45 → HOU 21:51DL 2051 5h 51m 98% 83%
How these are worked out. Each flight’s odds are our forecast for that day (typical odds until the weather forecast covers it); 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