AA3970American Airlines · ORD → ILM
live · 47m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA3970 ChicagoORD · 08:21 WilmingtonILM

AA3970 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Wilmington (ILM).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:21

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
−4 gate
10-31
+0 gate
10-30
+3 gate
10-29
−3 gate
10-28
−3 gate
10-27
−4 gate
10-26
−3 gate

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

0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ILMWilmingtonOn-time likelyILM delay board →
ORD→ILMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Wilmington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4020departs 13:41
AA3684departs 20:37

If AA3970 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Wilmington 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 AA3970 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA3970 across the ORD and ILM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 12 confirmed departures · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA3970 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
11-03ORD 08:21 08:17 (−4)ILM
10-31ORD 08:21 (+0)ILM
10-30ORD 08:21 08:24 (+3)ILM
10-29ORD 08:21 08:18 (−3)ILM
10-28ORD 08:21 08:18 (−3)ILM
10-27ORD 08:21 08:17 (−4)ILM
10-26ORD 08:21 08:18 (−3)ILM
10-25ORD 08:21 08:16 (−5)ILM
10-24ORD 08:21 08:17 (−4)ILM
10-23ORD 08:21 08:17 (−4)ILM
10-22ORD 08:21 08:20 (−1)ILM
10-21ORD 08:21 08:13 (−8)ILM

Board clocks recorded as ORD and ILM published them.

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