AA2281American Airlines · ORD → DFW
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2281 ChicagoORD · 21:29 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 00:08

AA2281 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:29

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~22 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
−3 gate · −38 arrival
10-30
−8 gate · −25 arrival
10-29
−2 gate · −25 arrival
10-28
−12 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 →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
ORD→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and DFW 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

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°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 Dallas-Fort Worth

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1995departs 05:00
AA760departs 05:00
AA2896departs 06:00
AA570departs 06:00
AA275departs 06:10
AA1022departs 06:55

If AA2281 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth 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 AA2281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2281 across the ORD and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 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 AA2281 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 21:29 21:26 (−3)DFW 00:08 23:30 (−38)
10-30ORD 21:29 21:21 (−8)DFW 00:08 23:43 (−25)
10-29ORD 21:29 21:27 (−2)DFW 00:08 23:43 (−25)
10-28ORD DFW 00:08 23:56 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N408AN, N974UY, N182UW, N553UW.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DFW published them.

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