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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: 81% chance of reaching West Palm Beach on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → MDW 06:00 → ATL 08:57DL 1285 2h 06m Atlanta ATL 11:03 → PBI 12:54DL 1190 5h 54m 97% 81%
DeltaDetails → MDW 17:10 → ATL 20:22DL 1728 2h 37m Atlanta ATL 22:59 → PBI 00:51 +1DL 1065 6h 41m 98% 76%
DeltaDetails → MDW 12:41 → ATL 15:43DL 2417 3h 16m Atlanta ATL 18:59 → PBI 20:51DL 1058 7h 10m 99% 74%
DeltaDetails → MDW 11:05 → ATL 14:01DL 1063 2h 39m Atlanta ATL 16:40 → PBI 18:36DL 959 6h 31m 98% 69%
SouthwestDetails → MDW 07:00 → BWI 09:45WN 2742 1h 50m Baltimore BWI 11:35 → PBI 14:05WN 1044 6h 05m 97% 67%
SouthwestDetails → MDW 14:30 → BWI 17:25WN 1020 3h 15m Baltimore BWI 20:40 → PBI 23:20WN 1045 7h 50m 95% 64%
SouthwestDetails → MDW 11:20 → BNA 12:45WN 2733 2h 30m Nashville BNA 15:15 → PBI 18:25WN 4848 6h 05m 99% 64%
SouthwestDetails → MDW 13:40 → MCO 17:30WN 2819 3h 20m Orlando MCO 20:50 → PBI 22:05WN 2678 7h 25m 100% 40%
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