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 Atlanta, leaving 05:20, is the safest bet: 85% chance of reaching New York on time.

Nonstops that day

All 1 nonstop →


DL 1166 Delta Flight history →	SAT 12:37	JFK 17:55	14%	5%	0.9%	82%

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	SAT 06:05 → MSP 08:59DL 2717	3h 55m Minneapolis	MSP 12:54 → JFK 17:00DL 2661	9h 55m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	SAT 05:20 → ATL 08:46DL 1073	58m Atlanta	ATL 09:44 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 40m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	SAT 05:15 → DTW 09:20DL 2497	54m Detroit	DTW 10:14 → JFK 11:58DL 2751	5h 43m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	SAT 06:30 → SLC 08:21DL 2592	1h 38m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:59 → JFK 16:47DL 1792	9h 17m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	SAT 06:40 → ATL 10:07DL 1066	3h 48m Atlanta	ATL 13:55 → JFK 16:29DL 1575	8h 49m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	SAT 12:39 → SLC 14:30DL 930	2h 40m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:10 → JFK 23:47DL 697	10h 08m	99%	82%
American Details →	SAT 06:01 → CLT 10:00AA 1119	1h 28m Charlotte	CLT 11:28 → JFK 13:28AA 374	6h 27m	96%	81%
American Details →	SAT 05:01 → DFW 06:18AA 2342	3h 32m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:50 → JFK 14:34AA 1766	8h 33m	99%	80%

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