AA4459American Airlines · ORD → MEM
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4459 ChicagoORD · 21:09 MemphisMEM · 23:08

AA4459 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Memphis (MEM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:09

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push+1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+1 gate · +23 arrival
10-31
+1 gate · −17 arrival
10-30
−5 gate · −9 arrival
10-29
−11 gate · −41 arrival
10-28
+1 gate · +23 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 −9 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MEMMemphisHigh riskMEM delay board →
ORD→MEMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%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

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C

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 Memphis

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C

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 Memphis flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4518departs 08:06
AA3959departs 08:07
AA3669departs 08:09
AA4344departs 08:10
AA4400departs 11:50
AA3356departs 11:55

If AA4459 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Memphis 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 AA4459 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4459 across the ORD and MEM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 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 AA4459 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
11-04ORD 21:09 21:10 (+1)MEM 23:08 23:31 (+23)
10-31ORD 21:09 21:10 (+1)MEM 23:08 22:51 (−17)
10-30ORD 21:09 21:04 (−5)MEM 23:08 22:59 (−9)
10-29ORD 21:09 20:58 (−11)MEM 23:08 22:27 (−41)
10-28ORD 21:09 21:10 (+1)MEM 23:08 23:31 (+23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N416YX, N138HQ, N103HQ, N409YX.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MEM published them.

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