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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: one nonstop, DL 2790 at 11:19, with a 9% chance of arriving 15+ min late.

Nonstops that day

All 1 nonstop →
DL 2790 Delta Flight history → MSY 11:19 DTW 14:48 9% 2% 0.8% 85%

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:54DL 1547 3h 06m Atlanta ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:56DL 1240 6h 36m 100% 89%
UnitedDetails → MSY 09:53 → IAH 11:12UA 2105 2h 46m Houston IAH 13:58 → DTW 17:59UA 6131 · flown by Mesa 7h 06m 99% 87%
DeltaDetails → MSY 07:28 → ATL 10:00DL 2522 3h 47m Atlanta ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:42DL 1031 7h 14m 99% 86%
UnitedDetails → MSY 07:00 → IAH 08:19UA 2124 1h 26m Houston IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa 5h 42m 95% 85%
DeltaDetails → MSY 15:22 → ATL 18:01DL 3157 3h 44m Atlanta ATL 21:45 → DTW 23:44DL 651 7h 22m 99% 84%
DeltaDetails → MSY 12:42 → ATL 15:16DL 2542 2h 55m Atlanta ATL 18:11 → DTW 20:13DL 1478 6h 31m 98% 83%
DeltaDetails → MSY 17:00 → ATL 19:35DL 3146 3h 24m Atlanta ATL 22:59 → DTW 00:59 +1DL 2940 6h 59m 95% 82%
DeltaDetails → MSY 09:13 → ATL 11:43DL 3128 3h 45m Atlanta ATL 15:28 → DTW 17:27DL 1005 7h 14m 99% 81%
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