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

Wed, Oct 7 looks like a normal day here: all 2 nonstops are 8–15% likely to arrive 15+ min late.

Nonstops that day


WN 4246 Southwest	MDW 10:19	PDX 12:34	8%	1%	0.5%	no record
WN 806 Southwest	MDW 21:04	PDX 23:22	15%	3%	0.6%	no record

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Portland on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.


Delta Details →	MDW 06:00 → ATL 08:57DL 1285	2h 03m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → PDX 12:58DL 2206	8h 58m	98%	92%
Delta Details →	MDW 11:05 → ATL 14:01DL 1063	2h 51m Atlanta	ATL 16:52 → PDX 18:56DL 503	9h 51m	99%	91%
Delta Details →	MDW 13:49 → MSP 15:33DL 4820 · flown by Endeavor	3h 01m Minneapolis	MSP 18:34 → PDX 20:15DL 2151	8h 26m	91%	82%

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