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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: Southwest via Nashville, leaving 10:14, is the safest bet: 89% chance of reaching Kansas City on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Kansas City 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.

SouthwestDetails → MSY 10:14 → BNA 11:54WN 1146 2h 45m Nashville BNA 14:39 → MCI 16:22WN 560 6h 08m 100% 89%
DeltaDetails → MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:54DL 1547 2h 06m Atlanta ATL 10:00 → MCI 11:11DL 2908 5h 51m 99% 88%
DeltaDetails → MSY 06:20 → ATL 08:57DL 1534 2h 08m Atlanta ATL 11:05 → MCI 12:13DL 2747 5h 53m 99% 87%
UnitedDetails → MSY 08:04 → DEN 10:05UA 1376 3h 35m Denver DEN 13:40 → MCI 16:22UA 586 8h 18m 100% 86%
DeltaDetails → MSY 07:28 → ATL 10:00DL 2522 3h 24m Atlanta ATL 13:24 → MCI 14:29DL 1443 7h 01m 99% 86%
UnitedDetails → MSY 07:00 → IAH 08:19UA 2124 3h 46m Houston IAH 12:05 → MCI 14:15UA 6152 · flown by Mesa 7h 15m 99% 85%
UnitedDetails → MSY 09:53 → IAH 11:12UA 2105 3h 23m Houston IAH 14:35 → MCI 16:47UA 3987 · flown by Mesa 6h 54m 99% 85%
DeltaDetails → MSY 16:30 → MSP 19:15DL 2695 2h 15m Minneapolis MSP 21:30 → MCI 22:58DL 1657 6h 28m 98% 82%
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