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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 06:47, is the safest bet: 86% chance of reaching New York on time.

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → LIT 06:47 → ATL 09:25DL 1396 3h 05m Atlanta ATL 12:30 → LGA 14:50DL 525 7h 03m 99% 86%
DeltaDetails → LIT 05:25 → ATL 07:59DL 1565 2h 31m Atlanta ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:42DL 371 6h 17m 98% 85%
DeltaDetails → LIT 14:58 → ATL 17:37DL 3027 3h 23m Atlanta ATL 21:00 → LGA 23:24DL 520 7h 26m 99% 84%
DeltaDetails → LIT 11:41 → ATL 14:18DL 3040 2h 42m Atlanta ATL 17:00 → LGA 19:27DL 997 6h 46m 97% 80%
AmericanDetails → LIT 07:08 → CLT 10:17AA 4158 · flown by Envoy 1h 35m Charlotte CLT 11:52 → LGA 13:43AA 2268 5h 35m 99% 78%
UnitedDetails → LIT 13:35 → DEN 15:04UA 4686 · flown by SkyWest 2h 16m Denver DEN 17:20 → LGA 23:13UA 2033 8h 38m 96% 78%
AmericanDetails → LIT 05:39 → DFW 07:09AA 4049 · flown by Envoy 1h 18m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 08:27 → LGA 13:10AA 1056 6h 31m 97% 78%
UnitedDetails → LIT 07:05 → IAH 08:47UA 4301 · flown by CommuteAir 3h 13m Houston IAH 12:00 → LGA 16:44UA 2181 8h 39m 97% 74%
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