Saturday, October 10 · typical odds for a Saturday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Sun 8:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Sat, Oct 10: Delta via Atlanta, leaving 08:40, is the safest bet: 78% chance of reaching Houston on time; the tightest one-ticket connections make it only 69% of the time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:23DL 2227	3h 49m Atlanta	ATL 15:12 → HOU 16:22DL 2381	8h 42m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	JFK 15:41 → ATL 18:34DL 1480	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 20:45 → HOU 21:51DL 2051	7h 10m	94%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 14:42 → DFW 17:44AA 1953	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:37 → HOU 19:58AA 3391 · flown by Envoy	6h 16m	69%	49%

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 Sat, Oct 10 (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