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

Wed, Oct 7: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 06:00, is the safest bet: 89% chance of reaching Chicago on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

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


Delta Details →	ECP 06:00 → ATL 08:13DL 3114	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → MDW 11:56DL 2417	5h 56m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	ECP 09:12 → ATL 11:20DL 3048	3h 55m Atlanta	ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728	7h 03m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	ECP 09:06 → DAL 11:06WN 312	3h 15m Dallas	DAL 14:21 → MDW 16:42WN 1326	7h 36m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	ECP 17:03 → ATL 19:21DL 3094	1h 54m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:15DL 1076	5h 12m	96%	86%

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