Friday, October 9 · typical odds for a Friday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Sat 8:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Fri, Oct 9: Delta via Minneapolis, leaving 06:00, is the safest bet: 88% chance of reaching Bozeman on time; the tightest one-ticket connections make it only 67% of the time.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →


UA 297 United Flight history →	EWR 07:39	BZN 10:26	9%	3%	0.8%	90%
UA 1538 United Flight history →	EWR 09:15	BZN 12:02	14%	4%	0.7%	69%

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Bozeman on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Bozeman is 2 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.


Delta Details →	JFK 11:14 → SLC 14:21DL 917	2h 59m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:20 → BZN 18:44DL 3676 · flown by SkyWest	9h 30m	99%	89%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:15 → SLC 10:13DL 1009	3h 37m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:50 → BZN 15:13DL 3906 · flown by SkyWest	9h 58m	99%	89%
Southwest Details →	LGA 06:00 → MDW 07:20WN 2464	3h 40m Chicago	MDW 11:00 → BZN 13:10WN 1139	9h 10m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → MSP 09:25DL 2390	3h 52m Minneapolis	MSP 13:17 → BZN 14:47DL 2946	9h 32m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → MSP 07:53DL 2510	1h 02m Minneapolis	MSP 08:55 → BZN 10:24DL 1226	6h 24m	95%	88%
United Details →	LGA 06:10 → ORD 07:49UA 2389	1h 21m Chicago	ORD 09:10 → BZN 11:44UA 224	7h 34m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2286	2h 40m Atlanta	ATL 11:09 → BZN 13:11DL 406	9h 11m	99%	87%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → ORD 09:43UA 2488	3h 02m Chicago	ORD 12:45 → BZN 15:13UA 623	9h 14m	100%	87%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	JFK 18:29 → SLC 22:08DL 863	57m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:05 → BZN 00:23 +1DL 2046	7h 54m	74%	64%
Alaska Details →	EWR 07:25 → SEA 10:35AS 299	54m Seattle	SEA 11:29 → BZN 14:09AS 285	8h 44m	69%	49%
Alaska Details →	EWR 16:31 → SEA 19:48AS 356	52m Seattle	SEA 20:40 → BZN 23:19AS 458	8h 48m	67%	47%

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