AA1461American Airlines · ORD → FLL
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1461 ChicagoORD · 08:00 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 12:09

AA1461 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowEn route to Fort Lauderdale · off blocks 07:56 · 4 min early
En route

en route from ORD to FLL

En routeAA1461 · position estimated
ORDChicagoFLLFort Lauderdale
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:56 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.6 min.

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−33 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
−4 gate · −37 arrival
10-31
−5 gate · −16 arrival
10-30
−4 gate · −30 arrival
10-29
−4 gate · −37 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
FLLFort LauderdaleOn-time likelyFLL delay board →
ORD→FLLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 ORD

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 5°C to 7°C
Low2°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 FLL

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low20°Clikely 19°C to 22°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 Chicago to Fort Lauderdale flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1424departs 08:26
AA2827departs 17:10
AA856departs 19:23

If AA1461 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD 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 AA1461 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1461 across the ORD and FLL 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 AA1461 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
11-12ORD 08:00 07:56 (−4)FLL 12:09 11:32 (−37)
10-31ORD 08:00 07:55 (−5)FLL 12:09 11:53 (−16)
10-30ORD 08:00 07:56 (−4)FLL 12:09 11:39 (−30)
10-29ORD 08:00 07:56 (−4)FLL 12:09 11:32 (−37)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N733UW, N947AN, N863NN.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and FLL published them.

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