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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: WN 814 at 06:15 is the safest bet, 4% chance of being 15+ min late; the others run 38%.

Nonstops that day

All 2 nonstops →
WN 814 Southwest SRQ 06:15 MDW 08:13 4% 1% 1.1% no record
WN 3495 Southwest SRQ 19:00 MDW 20:58 38% 12% 5.6% 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 Sarasota/Bradenton). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for its 12-month details.

DeltaDetails → SRQ 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 1499 3h 21m Atlanta ATL 11:00 → MDW 11:56DL 2417 6h 56m 99% 84%
DeltaDetails → SRQ 11:01 → ATL 12:41DL 3196 2h 34m Atlanta ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728 6h 14m 98% 70%
DeltaDetails → SRQ 16:25 → ATL 18:08DL 3115 3h 07m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:15DL 1076 6h 50m 99% 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