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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: WN 2246 at 08:09 is the safest bet, 6% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 20%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
WN 2246 Southwest MDW 08:09 ROC 11:04 6% 2% 0.6% no record
WN 3338 Southwest MDW 16:14 ROC 18:59 20% 4% 0.6% no record

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → MDW 16:22 → ATL 19:22DL 1728 2h 17m Atlanta ATL 21:39 → ROC 23:48DL 2472 6h 26m 96% 72%
DeltaDetails → MDW 09:17 → DTW 11:35DL 4674 · flown by Endeavor 2h 50m Detroit DTW 14:25 → ROC 15:48DL 5211 · flown by Endeavor 5h 31m 98% 70%
DeltaDetails → MDW 11:24 → ATL 14:21DL 2417 54m Atlanta ATL 15:15 → ROC 17:20DL 2047 4h 56m 87% 66%
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