Friday, October 9 · typical odds for a Friday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Sun 4:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Fri, Oct 9: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 06:00, is the safest bet: 82% chance of reaching Newark on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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 Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.


Delta Details →	HOU 06:00 → ATL 09:05DL 2557	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → EWR 12:21DL 2401	5h 21m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	HOU 10:40 → ATL 13:46DL 1509	1h 47m Atlanta	ATL 15:33 → EWR 17:54DL 2340	6h 14m	96%	69%
Delta Details →	HOU 17:17 → ATL 20:32DL 2381	2h 08m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:58 +1DL 2552	6h 41m	94%	68%
Delta Details →	HOU 12:55 → ATL 15:59DL 1195	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 18:35 → EWR 20:54DL 2498	6h 59m	96%	66%
American Details →	HOU 10:18 → DFW 11:43AA 5071 · flown by PSA	2h 42m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:25 → EWR 19:04AA 618	7h 46m	96%	56%

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