AA5281American Airlines · CVG → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA5281 Cincinnati / CovingtonCVG · 08:30 CharlotteCLT · 10:15

AA5281 by American Airlines flies from Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:30

scheduled from CVG

⚖ AA5281 typically leaves +15 and lands −9. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+11 gate · −11 arrival
10-31
+18 gate · −10 arrival
10-30
+22 gate · −10 arrival
10-29
+1 gate · −9 arrival
10-28
+25 gate · +3 arrival
10-27
+10 gate · −7 arrival
10-26
+11 gate · −11 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 −9 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CVGCincinnati / CovingtonModerate riskCVG delay board →
CLTCharlotteHigh riskCLT delay board →
CVG→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CVG and CLT 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 Cincinnati / Covington

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 26°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 16°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 Charlotte

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 26°C
Low11°Clikely 8°C to 13°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cincinnati / Covington to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA429departs 05:00
AA5595departs 05:00
AA5449departs 08:00
AA5557departs 10:03
AA5657departs 13:38
AA5107departs 13:50

If AA5281 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Cincinnati / Covington to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CVG 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 AA5281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5281 across the CVG and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 AA5281 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
11-02CVG 08:30 08:41 (+11)CLT 10:15 10:04 (−11)
10-31CVG 08:30 08:48 (+18)CLT 10:15 10:05 (−10)
10-30CVG 08:30 08:52 (+22)CLT 10:15 10:05 (−10)
10-29CVG 08:30 08:31 (+1)CLT 10:15 10:06 (−9)
10-28CVG 08:30 08:55 (+25)CLT 10:15 10:18 (+3)
10-27CVG 08:59 09:09 (+10)CLT 10:44 10:37 (−7)
10-26CVG 08:30 08:41 (+11)CLT 10:15 10:04 (−11)
10-25CVG 08:30 08:59 (+29)CLT 10:15 10:20 (+5)
10-24CVG 08:30 08:33 (+3)CLT 10:15 09:49 (−26)
10-23CVG 08:30 10:51 (+141)CLT 10:15 12:10 (+115)
10-22CVG 08:30 08:52 (+22)CLT 10:15 10:07 (−8)
10-21CVG 08:30 08:41 (+11)CLT 10:15 09:45 (−30)
10-20CVG 08:59CLT 10:44 10:08 (−36)
10-19CVG CLT 10:15 10:14 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N633NN, N548NN, N593NN, N573NN.

Board clocks recorded as CVG and CLT published them.

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