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Sunday, October 11 · typical odds for a Sunday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Mon 12:00 AM ET · connections flying that day

Sun, Oct 11: Delta via Minneapolis, leaving 06:00, is the safest bet: 56% chance of reaching Chicago on time.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
UA 450 United Flight history → ANC 20:54 ORD 06:23 19% 6% 1.2% 87%
AA 375 American Flight history → ANC 21:48 ORD 06:38 28% 7% 1.1% 61%

Best connections that day, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time, from each leg’s forecast for the day. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 3 h ahead of Anchorage). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → ANC 01:30 → SEA 06:02DL 925 1h 18m Seattle SEA 07:20 → ORD 13:28DL 2055 8h 58m 95% 80%
AlaskaDetails → ANC 01:57 → SEA 06:28AS 98 2h 06m Seattle SEA 08:34 → ORD 14:46AS 265 9h 49m 99% 71%
DeltaDetails → ANC 11:42 → SEA 16:20DL 2768 1h 20m Seattle SEA 17:40 → ORD 23:38DL 2108 8h 56m 89% 60%
DeltaDetails → ANC 06:00 → MSP 14:18DL 447 1h 18m Minneapolis MSP 15:36 → ORD 17:17DL 1306 8h 17m 96% 56%
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 Sun, Oct 11 (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