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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 4839 at 06:45 is the safest bet, 3% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 34%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
WN 4839 Southwest IND 06:45 MDW 06:57 3% 1% 0.7% no record
WN 2182 Southwest IND 18:10 MDW 18:24 34% 14% 2.6% no record

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 1 h behind Indianapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

SouthwestDetails → IND 06:15 → DEN 07:03WN 2787 1h 22m Denver DEN 08:25 → MDW 11:49WN 1675 6h 34m 99% 91%
DeltaDetails → IND 05:55 → ATL 07:30DL 3105 3h 30m Atlanta ATL 11:00 → MDW 11:56DL 2417 7h 01m 99% 85%
DeltaDetails → IND 07:47 → DTW 09:03DL 4897 · flown by Endeavor 3h 22m Detroit DTW 12:25 → MDW 12:46DL 4688 · flown by Endeavor 5h 59m 97% 77%
DeltaDetails → IND 10:35 → ATL 12:25DL 3125 2h 50m Atlanta ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728 6h 40m 99% 73%
DeltaDetails → IND 16:42 → ATL 18:32DL 3134 2h 43m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:15DL 1076 6h 33m 96% 69%
DeltaDetails → IND 06:40 → DTW 07:55DL 4924 · flown by Endeavor 55m Detroit DTW 08:50 → MDW 09:14DL 4684 · flown by Endeavor 3h 34m 91% 65%
DeltaDetails → IND 12:18 → MSP 13:04DL 2456 3h 34m Minneapolis MSP 16:38 → MDW 18:18DL 4714 · flown by Endeavor 6h 59m 98% 58%
DeltaDetails → IND 07:00 → MSP 07:49DL 2757 3h 41m Minneapolis MSP 11:30 → MDW 13:09DL 4820 · flown by Endeavor 7h 09m 98% 58%
Tight connection: often missed
DeltaDetails → IND 18:37 → ATL 20:27DL 2979 48m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:15DL 1076 4h 38m 56% 41%
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