AA2842American Airlines · ORD → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2842 ChicagoORD · 05:00 CharlotteCLT · 08:13

AA2842 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
05:00

scheduled from ORD

⚖ AA2842 typically leaves −7 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~17 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
−10 gate · −27 arrival
10-31
−10 gate · −24 arrival
10-30
−8 gate · −24 arrival
10-29
−5 gate · −15 arrival
10-28
−7 gate · −21 arrival
10-27
−10 gate · −27 arrival
10-26
−7 gate · −21 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
CLTCharlotteHigh riskCLT delay board →
ORD→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+16 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
Low13°Clikely 10°C to 16°C
  • 96% chance of rain

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 Charlotte

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C
  • 79% chance of rain

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 Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA411departs 08:05
AA2742departs 09:00
AA2879departs 11:40
AA662departs 12:05
AA9927departs 16:30
AA3188departs 16:45

If AA2842 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Charlotte 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 AA2842 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2842 across the ORD and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 AA2842 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
11-03ORD 05:00 04:50 (−10)CLT 08:13 07:46 (−27)
10-31ORD 05:00 04:50 (−10)CLT 08:13 07:49 (−24)
10-30ORD 05:00 04:52 (−8)CLT 08:13 07:49 (−24)
10-29ORD 05:00 04:55 (−5)CLT 08:13 07:58 (−15)
10-28ORD 05:00 04:53 (−7)CLT 08:13 07:52 (−21)
10-27ORD 05:00 04:50 (−10)CLT 08:13 07:46 (−27)
10-26ORD 05:00 04:53 (−7)CLT 08:13 07:52 (−21)
10-25ORD 05:00 04:56 (−4)CLT 08:13 07:46 (−27)
10-24ORD 05:00 04:54 (−6)CLT 08:13 07:54 (−19)
10-23ORD 05:00 04:54 (−6)CLT 08:13 07:52 (−21)
10-22ORD 05:00 04:52 (−8)CLT 08:13 07:29 (−44)
10-21ORD 05:00 04:54 (−6)CLT 08:13 07:42 (−31)
10-20ORD CLT 08:13 07:57 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N328TC, N923NN.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and CLT published them.

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