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Sunday, October 11 · typical odds for a Sunday (too early for a weather forecast) · issued Mon 8:00 PM ET · connections flying that day

Sun, Oct 11: YX 3680 at 07:00 is the safest bet, 12% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 26%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
YX 3680 Republic ORD 07:00 SRQ 10:55 12% 4% 0.8% no record
UA 2287 United Flight history → ORD 11:10 SRQ 15:12 26% 9% 1.4% 82%

Best connections that day, one ticket

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

DeltaDetails → ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:29DL 1264 1h 36m Atlanta ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:44DL 3104 5h 14m 97% 85%
DeltaDetails → ORD 09:45 → ATL 12:51DL 1178 2h 43m Atlanta ATL 15:34 → SRQ 17:13DL 3109 6h 28m 99% 75%
AmericanDetails → ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842 1h 06m Charlotte CLT 09:16 → SRQ 11:10AA 1452 5h 03m 94% 71%
DeltaDetails → ORD 15:39 → ATL 18:52DL 1477 2h 23m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → SRQ 22:52DL 1057 6h 13m 93% 68%
AmericanDetails → ORD 13:22 → CLT 16:18AA 1409 2h 49m Charlotte CLT 19:07 → SRQ 21:02AA 2604 6h 40m 91% 59%
AmericanDetails → ORD 16:43 → MIA 21:07AA 2323 1h 47m Miami MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy 6h 16m 78% 52%
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