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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 Atlanta, leaving 07:00, is the safest bet: 84% chance of reaching Chicago on time.

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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → PNS 07:00 → ATL 09:17DL 3129 1h 43m Atlanta ATL 11:00 → MDW 11:56DL 2417 4h 56m 97% 84%
DeltaDetails → PNS 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 3019 54m Atlanta ATL 09:09 → MDW 10:05DL 1063 4h 05m 93% 82%
DeltaDetails → PNS 09:22 → ATL 11:35DL 3103 3h 40m Atlanta ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728 6h 53m 99% 73%
DeltaDetails → PNS 16:18 → ATL 18:35DL 1013 2h 40m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:15DL 1076 5h 57m 95% 68%
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