AA4557American Airlines · IND → ORD
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AA4557 IndianapolisIND · 06:46 ChicagoORD · 07:11

AA4557 by American Airlines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:39

scheduled from IND

⚖ AA4557 typically leaves −5 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~17 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
−5 gate · −24 arrival
10-31
−6 gate · −5 arrival
10-30
−5 gate · −15 arrival
10-29
−10 gate · −25 arrival
10-28
−8 gate · +8 arrival
10-27
−8 gate · −29 arrival
10-26
−2 gate · −20 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
IND→ORDevery 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
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and ORD 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 Indianapolis

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 13°C to 19°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°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 Chicago

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 11°C to 18°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 6°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Indianapolis to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4454departs 05:30
AA2432departs 05:35
AA2124departs 05:41
AA4600departs 06:39
AA4562departs 11:03
AA4337departs 11:25

If AA4557 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND 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 AA4557 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4557 across the IND and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 AA4557 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
11-08IND 06:46 06:41 (−5)ORD 07:11 06:47 (−24)
10-31IND 06:46 06:40 (−6)ORD 07:11 07:06 (−5)
10-30IND 06:46 06:41 (−5)ORD 07:11 06:56 (−15)
10-29IND 06:46 06:36 (−10)ORD 07:11 06:46 (−25)
10-28IND 06:46 06:38 (−8)ORD 07:11 07:19 (+8)
10-27IND 06:46 06:38 (−8)ORD 07:11 06:42 (−29)
10-26IND 06:46 06:44 (−2)ORD 07:11 06:51 (−20)
10-25IND 06:46 06:41 (−5)ORD 07:11 06:47 (−24)

Board clocks recorded as IND and ORD published them.

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