AA87American Airlines · LHR → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA87 LondonLHR · 12:35 ChicagoORD · 16:25

AA87 by American Airlines flies from London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.

Right nowEn route to Chicago · off blocks 13:09 · 34 min late
16:25

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~2h 49m from now

En routeAA87 · position estimated
LHRLondonORDChicago
Estimated from the boardsarr 16:25

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:09 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 12.8 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−25 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~49 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+34 gate
10-30
+40 gate · −2 arrival
10-29
+15 gate · −34 arrival
10-28
+15 gate · −32 arrival
10-27
+17 gate · −18 arrival
10-26
+30 gate

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 −25 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
LHR→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LHR and ORD 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

Forecast

London to Chicago with American Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.5%0.7× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.2%1.2× usual

Forecast weather: 58% chance of fog at London

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 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 departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA55departs 12:15
AA91departs 14:45
AA181departs 19:35

If AA87 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from London to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR 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 AA87 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA87 across the LHR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AA87 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
10-31LHR 12:35 13:09 (+34)ORD 16:25
10-30LHR 12:35 13:15 (+40)ORD 16:25 16:23 (−2)
10-29LHR 12:35 12:50 (+15)ORD 16:25 15:51 (−34)
10-28LHR 12:35 12:50 (+15)ORD 16:25 15:53 (−32)
10-27LHR 12:35 12:52 (+17)ORD 16:25 16:07 (−18)
10-26LHR 12:35 13:05 (+30)ORD 16:25

Board clocks recorded as LHR and ORD published them.

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