AA1478American Airlines · IAH → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1478 HoustonIAH · 16:16 CharlotteCLT · 20:00

AA1478 by American Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Charlotte (CLT) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowLanded in Charlotte · today
19:52

arrived at CLT · 8 min early

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~2 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
−3 gate · −8 arrival
09-15
−7 gate · −19 arrival
09-14
−6 gate · −6 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
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
IAH→CLTevery 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
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAH 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Houston to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1813departs 17:24

If AA1478 is cancelled, this is the other American Airlines nonstop flight from Houston to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1478 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1478 across the IAH and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -8 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1478 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
09-16IAH 16:16 16:13 (−3)CLT 20:00 19:52 (−8)
09-15IAH 16:16 16:09 (−7)CLT 20:00 19:41 (−19)
09-14IAH 15:16 15:10 (−6)CLT 19:00 18:54 (−6)

Board clocks recorded as IAH and CLT published them.

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