AA1294American Airlines · ORD → RDU
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1294 ChicagoORD · 16:34 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 19:45

AA1294 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
16:34

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+34 gate · +7 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · −14 arrival
10-29
+49 gate · +25 arrival
10-28
−9 gate · −19 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
ORD→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and RDU are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
  • 96% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 23°C to 25°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
  • 40% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4583departs 09:56
AA4354departs 09:59
AA2949departs 11:50
AA3028departs 11:55
AA4503departs 13:24
AA4403departs 13:25

If AA1294 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA1294 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1294 across the ORD and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1294 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-31ORD 16:34 17:08 (+34)RDU 19:45 19:52 (+7)
10-30ORD 16:34 16:33 (−1)RDU 19:45 19:31 (−14)
10-29ORD 16:34 17:23 (+49)RDU 19:45 20:10 (+25)
10-28ORD 16:34 16:25 (−9)RDU 19:45 19:26 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N705UW, N805AW, N828AW, N826AW.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and RDU published them.

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