AA1997American Airlines · STL → ORD
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AA1997 St LouisSTL · 07:29 ChicagoORD · 09:00

AA1997 by American Airlines flies from St Louis (STL) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
08:37

arrived at ORD · 23 min early

⚖ AA1997 typically leaves +6 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
+8 gate · −23 arrival
10-15
+9 gate · −25 arrival
10-14
+2 gate · −32 arrival
10-13
+4 gate · −24 arrival
10-12
+6 gate · −4 arrival
10-11
+1 gate · −28 arrival
10-09
+22 gate · −1 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
STLSt LouisOn-time likelySTL delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
STL→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+19 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 St Louis to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1926departs 05:00
AA4360departs 06:30
AA3568departs 09:32
AA997departs 11:00
AA2208departs 11:31
AA6468departs 13:06

If AA1997 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from St Louis to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1997 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1997 across the STL and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1997 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
10-16STL 07:29 07:37 (+8)ORD 09:00 08:37 (−23)
10-15STL 07:29 07:38 (+9)ORD 09:00 08:35 (−25)
10-14STL 07:29 07:31 (+2)ORD 09:00 08:28 (−32)
10-13STL 07:29 07:33 (+4)ORD 09:00 08:36 (−24)
10-12STL 07:28 07:34 (+6)ORD 08:59 08:55 (−4)
10-11STL 07:29 07:30 (+1)ORD 09:00 08:32 (−28)
10-09STL 07:29 07:51 (+22)ORD 09:00 08:59 (−1)
10-08STL 07:29 07:33 (+4)ORD 09:00 08:56 (−4)
10-07STL 07:29 07:37 (+8)ORD 09:00 08:47 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N829NN, N925NN, N981NN, N866NN.

Board clocks recorded as STL and ORD published them.

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