AA5642American Airlines · CLT → CHS
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AA5642 CharlotteCLT · 08:30 CharlestonCHS · 09:46

AA5642 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CHS) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowEn route to Charleston
En route

en route from CLT to CHS

En routeAA5642 · position estimated
CLTCharlotteCHSCharleston
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times.

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~29 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
10-20
−8 arrival
10-19
−17 arrival
10-18
−17 arrival
10-17
+23 arrival
10-16
−3 gate · −19 arrival
10-15
−12 arrival
10-14
+16 gate · −26 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 · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
CHSCharlestonOn-time likelyCHS delay board →
CLT→CHSevery 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
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLT and CHS 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 Charleston flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5309departs 10:35
AA5209departs 11:25
AA5118departs 13:10
AA3057departs 13:45
AA1927departs 14:36
AA3117departs 17:04

If AA5642 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Charleston 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 AA5642 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5642 across the CLT and CHS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 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 AA5642 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
10-20CLT 08:30CHS 09:46 09:38 (−8)
10-19CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:17 (−17)
10-18CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:17 (−17)
10-17CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:57 (+23)
10-16CLT 07:18 07:15 (−3)CHS 08:34 08:15 (−19)
10-15CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:22 (−12)
10-14CLT 07:18 07:34 (+16)CHS 08:34 08:08 (−26)
10-13CLT 08:30CHS 09:46 09:30 (−16)
10-12CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:21 (−13)
10-11CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:58 (+24)
10-10CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:03 (−31)
10-09CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:42 (+8)
10-08CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:36 (+2)
10-07CLT 07:18CHS 08:34 08:15 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N548NN, N575NN, N540EG, N576NN.

Board clocks recorded as CLT and CHS published them.

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