AA1938 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 05:01 ChicagoORD · 07:35
AA1938 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
arrived at ORD · 21 min early
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −25 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DFW 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 on this route
ForecastDallas-Fort Worth to Chicago with American Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 92% chance of rain at Chicago
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 13 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA1938 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW 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 AA1938 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1938 across the DFW and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 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 AA1938 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N182UW, N167AN, N131NN, N169UW.
Board clocks recorded as DFW and ORD published them.
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