AA2642 San FranciscoSFO · 15:18 ChicagoORD · 21:50
AA2642 by American Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.
departs SFO · on schedule
board checked 8m ago · checking again in 45s
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), currently flying VFR (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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Francisco to Chicago flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2642 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA2642 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2642 across the SFO and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~43 min) but landed noticeably late (~25 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2642 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SFO and ORD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA2642 San Francisco to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the SFO and ORD airport boards.
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