AA494American Airlines · CLT → RDU
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AA494 CharlotteCLT · 22:55 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 23:57

AA494 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate B8
22:55

departs CLT · on schedule

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−1 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+122+243+365 min
10-15
−1 arrival
10-14
+143 gate · −17 arrival
10-13
−27 arrival
10-12
+63 arrival
10-11
+365 arrival
10-10
+7 gate · −4 arrival
10-09
+0 gate · −9 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 −1 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteHigh riskCLT delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
CLT→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLT and RDU 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Charlotte to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1753departs 07:26
AA2221departs 09:47
AA1897departs 13:47
AA2704departs 14:30

If AA494 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA494 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA494 across the CLT and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 3/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA494 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
10-15CLT 22:55RDU 23:57 23:56 (−1)
10-14CLT 00:28 02:51 (+143)RDU 23:57 23:40 (−17)
10-13CLT 22:55RDU 23:57 23:30 (−27)
10-12CLT 22:55RDU 23:57 01:00 (+63)
10-11CLT 22:55RDU 23:57 06:02 (+365)
10-10CLT 22:55 23:02 (+7)RDU 23:57 23:53 (−4)
10-09CLT 22:55 (+0)RDU 23:57 23:48 (−9)
10-08CLT 22:55 23:36 (+41)RDU 23:57 00:17 (+20)
10-07CLT 22:55 22:52 (−3)RDU 23:57 23:56 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N893NN, N857NN, N924NN, N809NN.

Board clocks recorded as CLT and RDU published them.

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