AA842 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 17:26 New OrleansMSY · 18:56
AA842 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
arrived at MSY · on schedule
Where the minutes go
last 3 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 DFW and MSY 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 on this route
ForecastDallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans with American Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 14%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 91% chance of rain at New Orleans
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 Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA842 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW 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 AA842 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA842 across the DFW and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +45 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA842 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N306SP, N137AA.
Board clocks recorded as DFW and MSY published them.
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