AA4541American Airlines · DCA → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4541 WashingtonDCA ChicagoORD

AA4541 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:40

scheduled from DCA

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonHigh riskDCA delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DCA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and ORD 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 →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Washington to Chicago with American Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date

Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
21%1.3× usual

Forecast weather: 37% chance of fog at Washington

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 11 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2304departs 06:00
AA2633departs 07:45
AA522departs 08:41
AA5071departs 09:59
AA1200departs 10:13
AA2023departs 11:30

If AA4541 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA4541 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4541 across the DCA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 38.9/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at DCA and ORD.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4541 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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