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Friday, October 9 · typical odds for a Friday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Mon 12:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Fri, Oct 9: Southwest via Nashville, leaving 07:00, is the safest bet: 83% chance of reaching Los Angeles on time; the tightest one-ticket connections make it only 69% of the time.

Nonstops that day

All 1 nonstop →
DL 393 Delta Flight history → CVG 07:00 LAX 08:30 10% 3% 0.7% 85%

Best connections that day, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Hebron). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → CVG 06:00 → BOS 08:22DL 5790 · flown by Republic 2h 33m Boston BOS 10:55 → LAX 14:03DL 2004 11h 03m 99% 87%
DeltaDetails → CVG 07:09 → ATL 08:41DL 2302 3h 59m Atlanta ATL 12:40 → LAX 14:12DL 895 10h 03m 100% 87%
DeltaDetails → CVG 06:09 → MSP 07:05DL 2752 2h 15m Minneapolis MSP 09:20 → LAX 11:10DL 2102 8h 01m 99% 87%
DeltaDetails → CVG 08:10 → AUS 09:50DL 5005 · flown by Endeavor 3h 50m Austin AUS 13:40 → LAX 14:48DL 946 9h 38m 100% 86%
AmericanDetails → CVG 06:00 → JFK 08:11AA 4657 · flown by Republic 2h 49m New York JFK 11:00 → LAX 13:58AA 3 10h 58m 98% 86%
DeltaDetails → CVG 10:05 → ATL 11:35DL 963 3h 10m Atlanta ATL 14:45 → LAX 16:17DL 753 9h 12m 100% 86%
AmericanDetails → CVG 05:44 → PHL 07:34AA 5438 · flown by PSA 3h 26m Philadelphia PHL 11:00 → LAX 13:46AA 2408 11h 02m 100% 86%
DeltaDetails → CVG 05:34 → ATL 07:02DL 2441 2h 13m Atlanta ATL 09:15 → LAX 10:45DL 827 8h 11m 100% 86%
Tight connection: often missed
DeltaDetails → CVG 16:00 → DTW 17:17DL 5456 · flown by Endeavor 1h 03m Detroit DTW 18:20 → LAX 20:04DL 852 7h 04m 71% 58%
DeltaDetails → CVG 18:29 → DTW 19:50DL 5071 · flown by Endeavor 1h 09m Detroit DTW 20:59 → LAX 22:46DL 694 7h 17m 72% 54%
DeltaDetails → CVG 15:58 → MCO 18:23DL 2824 49m Orlando MCO 19:12 → LAX 21:30DL 872 8h 32m 69% 37%
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 Fri, Oct 9 (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