AA2981American Airlines · LAS → CLT
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2981 Las VegasLAS · 12:17 CharlotteCLT · 19:45

AA2981 by American Airlines flies from Las Vegas (LAS) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowIn the air to Charlotte
19:45

estimated arrival at CLT · local time · ~8h 01m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
LAS818 mi · ~8h 01m leftCLT
32,000 ftAltitudecruising
476 mphSpeed414 kt
272°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 44m

Typical gate push+83 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+73 minmedian over 1 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
LASLas VegasOn-time likelyLAS delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
LAS→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAS and CLT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Las Vegas to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2957departs 06:05
AA8departs 08:00
AA1665departs 09:00
AA2100departs 09:39
AA1545departs 10:40
AA2470departs 13:58

If AA2981 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA2981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2981 across the LAS and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +73 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2981 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-18LAS 12:17 13:40 (+83)CLT 19:45 20:58 (+73)

Board clocks recorded as LAS and CLT published them.

Planning around AA2981? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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