AA987American Airlines · CMH → CLT
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AA987 ColumbusCMH · 08:02 CharlotteCLT · 09:40

AA987 by American Airlines flies from Columbus (CMH) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:02

scheduled from CMH

⚖ AA987 typically leaves +8 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+8 gate · −22 arrival
10-31
+8 gate · −22 arrival
10-30
+7 gate · −18 arrival
10-29
+8 gate · −9 arrival
10-28
+16 gate · −1 arrival
10-27
+12 gate · −12 arrival
10-26
+6 gate · −13 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
CMH→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CMH 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 Columbus

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 14°C
Low1°Clikely 0°C to 3°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

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low5°Clikely 4°C to 7°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 Columbus to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5199departs 05:00
AA1984departs 06:10
AA2558departs 06:14
AA2594departs 08:02
AA3217departs 10:19
AA5096departs 11:43

If AA987 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Columbus to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CMH 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 AA987 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA987 across the CMH and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 AA987 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
11-07CMH 08:02 08:10 (+8)CLT 09:40 09:18 (−22)
10-31CMH 08:02 08:10 (+8)CLT 09:40 09:18 (−22)
10-30CMH 08:02 08:09 (+7)CLT 09:40 09:22 (−18)
10-29CMH 08:02 08:10 (+8)CLT 09:40 09:31 (−9)
10-28CMH 08:02 08:18 (+16)CLT 09:40 09:39 (−1)
10-27CMH 08:12 08:24 (+12)CLT 09:50 09:38 (−12)
10-26CMH 08:02 08:08 (+6)CLT 09:40 09:27 (−13)
10-25CMH 08:02 08:09 (+7)CLT 09:40 09:24 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N123UW, N9026C, N680AW, N103US.

Board clocks recorded as CMH and CLT published them.

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