AA490 PhiladelphiaPHL · 21:02 ChicagoORD · 22:30
AA490 by American Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~30 min from now
position updated 8m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 1h 38m
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHL 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
ForecastPhiladelphia to Chicago with American Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%1.1× usual
Forecast weather: 25% chance of fog at Philadelphia
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 8 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Philadelphia to Chicago flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA490 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA490 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA490 across the PHL and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left about 5 min early but landed about 17 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA490 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as PHL and ORD published them.
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