AA978American Airlines · MEM → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA978 MemphisMEM · 05:14 CharlotteCLT · 08:04

AA978 by American Airlines flies from Memphis (MEM) to Charlotte (CLT) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowExpected in Charlotte · today
08:04

arrival expected at CLT · on schedule

⚖ AA978 typically leaves +13 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+85+127 min
10-16
+34 gate
10-15
−2 gate · −23 arrival
10-14
+110 gate · +127 arrival
10-12
+124 gate · −12 arrival
10-11
+11 gate · −1 arrival
10-10
+3 gate · −9 arrival
10-09
+34 gate · +15 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MEMMemphisOn-time likelyMEM delay board →
CLTCharlotteHigh riskCLT delay board →
MEM→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MEM and CLT 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Memphis to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5318departs 14:56

If AA978 is cancelled, this is the other American Airlines nonstop flight from Memphis to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEM local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA978 across the MEM and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 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 AA978 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
10-16MEM 05:14 05:48 (+34)CLT 08:04
10-15MEM 05:14 05:12 (−2)CLT 08:04 07:41 (−23)
10-14MEM 05:14 07:04 (+110)CLT 07:32 09:39 (+127)
10-12MEM 05:12 07:16 (+124)CLT 08:00 07:48 (−12)
10-11MEM 05:14 05:25 (+11)CLT 08:04 08:03 (−1)
10-10MEM 05:14 05:17 (+3)CLT 08:04 07:55 (−9)
10-09MEM 05:14 05:48 (+34)CLT 08:04 08:19 (+15)
10-08MEM 05:14 05:22 (+8)CLT 08:04 07:56 (−8)
10-07MEM 05:14 05:20 (+6)CLT 08:04 07:49 (−15)
10-05MEM 05:14 09:29 (+255)CLT 08:02 11:53 (+231)
10-04MEM 07:09 07:16 (+7)CLT 10:00 09:44 (−16)
10-03MEM 07:05 08:27 (+82)CLT 09:34 (+0)
10-02MEM 06:40 06:53 (+13)CLT 09:30 09:22 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N760US, N899NN, N856NN, N771XF.

Board clocks recorded as MEM and CLT published them.

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