Wednesday, October 7 · our forecast odds · issued Mon 12:00 AM ET · connections flying that day

Wed, Oct 7 looks like a normal day here: all 2 nonstops are 5–10% likely to arrive 15+ min late.

Nonstops that day


WN 1585 Southwest	MSY 07:17	MDW 09:38	5%	1%	0.5%	no record
WN 4486 Southwest	MSY 13:19	MDW 15:45	10%	2%	0.5%	no record

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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 →	MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:54DL 1547	3h 06m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → MDW 11:56DL 2417	6h 36m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	MSY 10:14 → BNA 11:54WN 1146	3h 42m Nashville	BNA 15:36 → MDW 17:08WN 575	6h 54m	100%	90%
Delta Details →	MSY 09:13 → ATL 11:43DL 3128	3h 32m Atlanta	ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728	7h 02m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	MSY 11:19 → DTW 14:48DL 2790	3h 19m Detroit	DTW 18:07 → MDW 18:25DL 4677 · flown by Endeavor	7h 10m	99%	59%

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