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Wednesday, October 7 · our forecast odds · issued Mon 9:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Wed, Oct 7: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 07:00, is the safest bet: 89% chance of reaching Chicago on time.

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.
DeltaDetails → VPS 07:00 → ATL 09:18DL 2451 2h 04m Atlanta ATL 11:22 → ORD 12:34DL 2894 5h 34m 99% 89%
AmericanDetails → VPS 07:16 → CLT 10:02AA 2185 59m Charlotte CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908 5h 03m 94% 87%
DeltaDetails → VPS 09:21 → ATL 11:34DL 3051 1h 28m Atlanta ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:14DL 1477 4h 53m 97% 85%
AmericanDetails → VPS 06:30 → DFW 08:49AA 2560 1h 29m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 10:18 → ORD 12:49AA 1251 6h 19m 97% 85%
DeltaDetails → VPS 11:15 → ATL 13:35DL 2048 2h 15m Atlanta ATL 15:50 → ORD 17:12DL 2738 5h 57m 99% 84%
AmericanDetails → VPS 15:33 → DFW 17:50AA 2501 3h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 21:00 → ORD 23:39AA 2346 8h 06m 98% 82%
DeltaDetails → VPS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3085 47m Atlanta ATL 09:02 → ORD 10:10DL 1147 4h 10m 89% 82%
AmericanDetails → VPS 12:18 → DFW 14:35AA 2460 2h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 16:46 → ORD 19:34AA 1290 7h 16m 95% 80%
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