AA1121American Airlines · ORD → AUS
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1121 ChicagoORD · 08:25 AustinAUS · 11:10

AA1121 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Austin (AUS) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Austin · off blocks 08:22 · 3 min early
11:01

estimated arrival at AUS · local time · ~59 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
AUS405 mi · ~59 min leftORD
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
489 mphSpeed425 kt
218°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 18m

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−31 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~30 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−3 gate · −9 arrival
09-08
−1 gate · −35 arrival
09-07
+3 gate · −31 arrival
09-06
−6 gate · −35 arrival
09-05
−31 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 −31 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
AUSAustinOn-time likelyAUS delay board →
ORD→AUSevery 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
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and AUS 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 Chicago to Austin flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA438departs 14:45
AA2433departs 19:08
AA1062departs 19:37
AA935departs 21:04

If AA1121 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Austin on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1121 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1121 across the ORD and AUS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~31 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 AA1121 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
09-09ORD 08:25 08:22 (−3)AUS 11:10 11:01 (−9)
09-08ORD 08:15 08:14 (−1)AUS 10:56 10:21 (−35)
09-07ORD 08:15 08:18 (+3)AUS 10:56 10:25 (−31)
09-06ORD 08:15 08:09 (−6)AUS 10:56 10:21 (−35)
09-05ORD AUS 10:56 10:25 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N957AN, N943AN, N984NN, N819NN.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and AUS published them.

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