AA1637American Airlines · DCA → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1637 WashingtonDCA · 15:30 ChicagoORD · 17:00

AA1637 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:30

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+2 gate · −40 arrival
10-30
+24 gate · +1 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · −12 arrival
10-28
+23 gate · −19 arrival
10-27
+45 gate

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −15 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ORDChicagoHigh riskORD delay board →
DCA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA and ORD 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 Washington

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 9°C

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 Chicago

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 9°C

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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2903departs 06:00
AA613departs 07:50
AA3055departs 08:39
AA2306departs 11:40
AA457departs 12:53
AA706departs 14:54

If AA1637 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 AA1637 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1637 across the DCA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AA1637 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
10-31DCA 15:30 15:32 (+2)ORD 17:00 16:20 (−40)
10-30DCA 15:47 16:11 (+24)ORD 17:17 17:18 (+1)
10-29DCA 15:47 15:59 (+12)ORD 17:17 17:05 (−12)
10-28DCA 15:47 16:10 (+23)ORD 17:17 16:58 (−19)
10-27DCA 15:47 16:32 (+45)ORD 17:17

Aircraft

Recent tails: N941AN, N960NN, N921AN, N956NN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ORD published them.

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