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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 2034 at 05:19 is the safest bet, 5% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 36%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
WN 2034 Southwest SLC 05:19 MDW 09:24 5% 1% 0.7% no record
WN 3032 Southwest SLC 14:00 MDW 18:05 36% 9% 1.2% 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 ahead of Salt Lake City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → SLC 00:47 → ATL 06:40DL 8770 2h 29m Atlanta ATL 09:09 → MDW 10:05DL 1063 8h 18m 100% 87%
DeltaDetails → SLC 06:00 → DTW 11:24DL 2289 1h 01m Detroit DTW 12:25 → MDW 12:46DL 4688 · flown by Endeavor 5h 46m 92% 74%
DeltaDetails → SLC 07:00 → ATL 12:44DL 907 2h 31m Atlanta ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728 8h 15m 98% 72%
DeltaDetails → SLC 13:35 → ATL 19:22DL 906 1h 53m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:15DL 1076 7h 40m 91% 66%
DeltaDetails → SLC 09:45 → DTW 15:12DL 2236 2h 55m Detroit DTW 18:07 → MDW 18:25DL 4677 · flown by Endeavor 7h 44m 100% 59%
DeltaDetails → SLC 11:10 → MSP 14:40DL 2924 1h 58m Minneapolis MSP 16:38 → MDW 18:18DL 4714 · flown by Endeavor 6h 07m 99% 58%
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