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Thursday, October 8 · typical odds for a Thursday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Sun 12:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Thu, Oct 8: Delta via Detroit, leaving 05:15, is the safest bet: 83% chance of reaching Newark on time.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
UA 2233 United Flight history → SAT 06:27 EWR 11:22 5% 3% 0.8% 93%
UA 1261 United Flight history → SAT 13:35 EWR 18:30 33% 15% 0.7% 56%

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → SAT 05:20 → ATL 08:46DL 1073 1h 19m Atlanta ATL 10:05 → EWR 12:21DL 2401 6h 01m 98% 84%
DeltaDetails → SAT 05:15 → DTW 09:20DL 2497 55m Detroit DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:56DL 2577 5h 41m 95% 83%
AmericanDetails → SAT 05:01 → DFW 06:18AA 2342 52m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 07:10 → EWR 11:57AA 1796 5h 56m 95% 81%
UnitedDetails → SAT 05:30 → IAH 06:37UA 469 3h 14m Houston IAH 09:51 → EWR 14:30UA 2402 8h 00m 99% 78%
UnitedDetails → SAT 06:40 → ORD 09:38UA 1332 2h 33m Chicago ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606 7h 59m 99% 78%
UnitedDetails → SAT 07:43 → IAH 08:50UA 410 2h 07m Houston IAH 10:57 → EWR 15:34UA 1340 6h 51m 97% 76%
DeltaDetails → SAT 06:40 → ATL 10:07DL 1066 1h 55m Atlanta ATL 12:02 → EWR 14:16DL 2312 6h 36m 99% 75%
UnitedDetails → SAT 13:39 → DEN 14:55UA 1007 2h 55m Denver DEN 17:50 → EWR 23:44UA 2613 9h 05m 98% 73%
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 Thu, Oct 8 (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