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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 Minneapolis, leaving 00:22, is the safest bet: 91% chance of reaching Pittsburgh on time.

Nonstops that day

All 1 nonstop →
UA 1954 United SFO 08:10 PIT 16:10 9% 4% 0.5% no record

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Pittsburgh on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.
DeltaDetails → SFO 00:22 → MSP 06:04DL 2789 1h 25m Minneapolis MSP 07:29 → PIT 10:33DL 845 7h 11m 97% 91%
DeltaDetails → SFO 05:50 → SLC 08:40DL 1331 2h 05m Salt Lake City SLC 10:45 → PIT 16:30DL 1188 7h 40m 99% 88%
UnitedDetails → SFO 05:00 → DEN 08:35UA 1479 1h 30m Denver DEN 10:05 → PIT 15:16UA 1308 7h 16m 98% 86%
DeltaDetails → SFO 06:00 → ATL 13:44DL 570 1h 39m Atlanta ATL 15:23 → PIT 17:08DL 1568 8h 08m 97% 85%
DeltaDetails → SFO 11:38 → ATL 19:27DL 693 1h 47m Atlanta ATL 21:14 → PIT 23:00DL 2583 8h 22m 95% 84%
UnitedDetails → SFO 06:00 → LAX 07:39UA 2127 1h 21m Los Angeles LAX 09:00 → PIT 16:51UA 2039 7h 51m 97% 84%
DeltaDetails → SFO 07:50 → ATL 15:32DL 640 1h 25m Atlanta ATL 16:57 → PIT 18:47DL 3122 7h 57m 97% 83%
UnitedDetails → SFO 05:00 → IAH 10:55UA 2168 1h 05m Houston IAH 12:00 → PIT 15:56UA 315 7h 56m 97% 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 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