AA3178American Airlines · CLT → RDU
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA3178 CharlotteCLT · 21:30 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 22:33

AA3178 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
16:16

scheduled from CLT

Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
−11 arrival
10-29
+39 arrival
10-28
−11 arrival
10-27
−22 arrival
10-26
−28 arrival
10-25
−28 arrival
10-24
+3 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
CLT→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CLT and RDU 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 Charlotte

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
  • 97% 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 Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low18°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
  • 91% 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 Charlotte to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1906departs 07:06
AA1753departs 07:26
AA1768departs 09:15
AA1895departs 09:25
AA2688departs 11:00
AA1897departs 12:10

If AA3178 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLT 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 AA3178 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA3178 across the CLT and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 8/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA3178 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
11-04CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:22 (−11)
10-29CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 23:12 (+39)
10-28CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:22 (−11)
10-27CLT 20:10RDU 21:13 20:51 (−22)
10-26CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:05 (−28)
10-25CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:05 (−28)
10-24CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:36 (+3)
10-23CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:16 (−17)
10-22CLT 21:30RDU 22:33 22:11 (−22)
10-21CLT 21:30 21:39 (+9)RDU 22:33 22:07 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N921NN, N853NN, N982AN, N849NN.

Board clocks recorded as CLT and RDU published them.

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