AA1879American Airlines · CLT → MCO
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1879 CharlotteCLT · 22:45 OrlandoMCO · 00:32

AA1879 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Orlando (MCO) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.

Right nowDescending into Orlando
00:25

estimated arrival at MCO · local time · ~4 min from now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
MCO9 mi · ~4 min leftCLT
1,900 ftAltitudedescending
174 mphSpeed151 kt
317°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 6m

⚖ AA1879 typically leaves +22 and lands +10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+10 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+57+113+170 min
10-19
+22 gate · +10 arrival
10-18
+17 gate · +7 arrival
10-17
+23 gate · −1 arrival
10-16
+19 gate · −4 arrival
10-15
+64 arrival
10-14
+170 arrival
10-12
−2 gate · −28 arrival

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 +10 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
MCOOrlandoOn-time likelyMCO delay board →
CLT→MCOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLT and MCO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Charlotte to Orlando flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA3064departs 07:26
AA3059departs 08:21
AA1670departs 09:54
AA1576departs 11:00
AA2877departs 13:00
AA1062departs 13:45

If AA1879 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Orlando on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1879 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1879 across the CLT and MCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 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 AA1879 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-19CLT 22:45 23:07 (+22)MCO 00:32 00:42 (+10)
10-18CLT 22:45 23:02 (+17)MCO 00:32 00:39 (+7)
10-17CLT 22:45 23:08 (+23)MCO 00:32 00:31 (−1)
10-16CLT 22:45 23:04 (+19)MCO 00:32 00:28 (−4)
10-15CLT 22:45MCO 00:32 01:36 (+64)
10-14CLT 22:45MCO 00:32 03:22 (+170)
10-12CLT 22:45 22:43 (−2)MCO 00:32 00:04 (−28)
10-11CLT 22:45 23:19 (+34)MCO 00:32 00:44 (+12)
10-10CLT 22:45 22:43 (−2)MCO 00:32 00:04 (−28)
10-09CLT 22:45 23:10 (+25)MCO 00:32 00:48 (+16)

Board clocks recorded as CLT and MCO published them.

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