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Wednesday, October 7 · our forecast odds · issued Mon 6:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Wed, Oct 7: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 07:50, is the safest bet: 87% chance of reaching New York on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → ECP 07:50 → ATL 10:00DL 1674 3h 30m Atlanta ATL 13:30 → LGA 15:50DL 460 7h 00m 100% 87%
DeltaDetails → ECP 06:00 → ATL 08:13DL 3114 2h 17m Atlanta ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:42DL 371 5h 42m 97% 87%
DeltaDetails → ECP 09:12 → ATL 11:20DL 3048 3h 10m Atlanta ATL 14:30 → LGA 16:50DL 524 6h 38m 99% 86%
DeltaDetails → ECP 14:47 → ATL 17:00DL 2823 4h 00m Atlanta ATL 21:00 → LGA 23:24DL 520 7h 37m 100% 85%
DeltaDetails → ECP 11:38 → ATL 13:51DL 3045 1h 39m Atlanta ATL 15:30 → LGA 17:49DL 433 5h 11m 97% 82%
AmericanDetails → ECP 07:27 → DFW 09:37AA 4120 · flown by Envoy 1h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 10:47 → LGA 15:29AA 2922 7h 02m 95% 78%
UnitedDetails → ECP 14:43 → IAH 16:42UA 4352 · flown by CommuteAir 1h 46m Houston IAH 18:28 → LGA 23:07UA 2682 7h 24m 95% 69%
AmericanDetails → ECP 12:05 → DFW 14:15AA 3625 · flown by Envoy 2h 34m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 16:49 → LGA 21:29AA 2513 8h 24m 99% 69%
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