AA4974American Airlines · SBN → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4974 South BendSBN ChicagoORD · 07:21

AA4974 by American Airlines flies from South Bend (SBN) to Chicago (ORD) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
07:12

arrived at ORD · 9 min early

Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 15 operations
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
−9 arrival
10-28
−37 arrival
10-27
−13 arrival
10-26
−5 arrival
10-25
−36 arrival
10-24
−23 arrival
10-23
−8 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SBNSouth BendOn-time likelySBN delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SBN→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at ORD

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.6%usually 0.7%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.4%usually 12%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 1,360 departures a day. · 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.

How AA4974 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4974 across the SBN and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 11/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4974 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
10-29SBN ORD 07:21 07:12 (−9)
10-28SBN ORD 07:21 06:44 (−37)
10-27SBN ORD 07:21 07:08 (−13)
10-26SBN ORD 07:21 07:16 (−5)
10-25SBN ORD 07:21 06:45 (−36)
10-24SBN ORD 07:21 06:58 (−23)
10-23SBN ORD 07:21 07:13 (−8)
10-22SBN ORD 07:21 06:39 (−42)
10-21SBN ORD 07:21 07:45 (+24)
10-20SBN ORD 07:21 07:07 (−14)
10-19SBN ORD 07:21 06:59 (−22)
10-18SBN ORD 07:21 07:03 (−18)
10-17SBN ORD 07:21 09:47 (+146)
10-16SBN ORD 07:21 07:37 (+16)
10-15SBN ORD 07:21 07:16 (−5)

Board clocks recorded as SBN and ORD published them.

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