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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: WN 4159 at 06:50 is the safest bet, 3% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 28%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
WN 4159 Southwest CMH 06:50 DAL 08:28 3% 1% 0.7% no record
WN 298 Southwest CMH 18:35 DAL 20:18 28% 7% 0.7% no record

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → CMH 06:00 → ATL 07:35DL 2469 2h 40m Atlanta ATL 10:15 → DAL 11:24DL 1115 6h 24m 98% 81%
DeltaDetails → CMH 10:05 → ATL 11:35DL 1479 2h 24m Atlanta ATL 13:59 → DAL 15:03DL 512 5h 58m 99% 77%
DeltaDetails → CMH 12:48 → ATL 14:26DL 1522 2h 18m Atlanta ATL 16:44 → DAL 17:54DL 2780 6h 06m 97% 71%
DeltaDetails → CMH 17:06 → ATL 18:45DL 2892 2h 30m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → DAL 22:25DL 1104 6h 19m 95% 67%
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