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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: AA 2962 at 09:09 is the safest bet, 17% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 34%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
AA 2962 American Flight history → CLT 09:09 DSM 10:37 17% 4% 1.2% 81%
AA 3020 American Flight history → CLT 22:43 DSM 00:02 34% 9% 0.9% 69%

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:41DL 3186 2h 52m Atlanta ATL 09:33 → DSM 10:45DL 1704 6h 15m 98% 90%
DeltaDetails → CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:15DL 3156 3h 10m Atlanta ATL 12:25 → DSM 13:34DL 2094 6h 33m 100% 89%
AmericanDetails → CLT 05:53 → PHL 07:41AA 1838 2h 57m Philadelphia PHL 10:38 → DSM 12:35AA 5478 · flown by PSA 7h 42m 99% 83%
DeltaDetails → CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:42DL 1405 1h 03m Detroit DTW 08:45 → DSM 09:44DL 5058 · flown by Endeavor 4h 44m 95% 79%
DeltaDetails → CLT 12:19 → ATL 13:32DL 3190 3h 05m Atlanta ATL 16:37 → DSM 17:52DL 2086 6h 33m 100% 78%
DeltaDetails → CLT 06:20 → MSP 07:59DL 2491 1h 01m Minneapolis MSP 09:00 → DSM 10:14DL 4998 · flown by Endeavor 4h 54m 94% 77%
UnitedDetails → CLT 08:40 → DEN 10:27UA 1963 3h 03m Denver DEN 13:30 → DSM 16:15UA 1311 8h 35m 99% 75%
UnitedDetails → CLT 06:45 → ORD 07:59UA 1304 1h 00m Chicago ORD 08:59 → DSM 10:18UA 466 4h 33m 86% 70%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → CLT 15:17 → LGA 17:15AA 1942 1h 01m New York LGA 18:16 → DSM 20:38AA 4395 · flown by Republic 6h 21m 66% 48%
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