AA1741American Airlines · SMF → ORD
updated 10m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1741 SacramentoSMF · 22:59 ChicagoORD · 05:00

AA1741 by American Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Chicago (ORD) for the Tue, Nov 10 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
04:28

arrived at ORD · 32 min early

⚖ AA1741 typically leaves +3 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 16 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 16tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-10
−4 gate · −32 arrival
11-09
−2 gate · −32 arrival
11-08
−3 gate · −23 arrival
11-07
−5 gate · −22 arrival
11-06
+5 gate · −2 arrival
11-05
+3 gate · −10 arrival
11-04
+4 gate · −8 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SMF→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SMF and ORD 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 Sacramento

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low7°Clikely 6°C to 9°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 Chicago

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 12°C to 16°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sacramento to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2245departs 13:44

If AA1741 is cancelled, this is the other American Airlines nonstop flight from Sacramento to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF 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 AA1741 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1741 across the SMF and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 AA1741 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
11-10SMF 22:59 22:55 (−4)ORD 05:00 04:28 (−32)
11-09SMF 22:59 22:57 (−2)ORD 05:00 04:28 (−32)
11-08SMF 22:59 22:56 (−3)ORD 05:00 04:37 (−23)
11-07SMF 22:59 22:54 (−5)ORD 05:00 04:38 (−22)
11-06SMF 22:59 23:04 (+5)ORD 05:00 04:58 (−2)
11-05SMF 22:59 23:02 (+3)ORD 05:00 04:50 (−10)
11-04SMF 22:59 23:03 (+4)ORD 05:00 04:52 (−8)
11-03SMF 22:59 22:55 (−4)ORD 05:00 04:30 (−30)
11-02SMF 22:59 23:06 (+7)ORD 05:00 04:42 (−18)
11-01SMF 22:59 23:04 (+5)ORD 05:00 04:41 (−19)
10-31SMF 23:59 00:02 (+3)ORD 06:00 05:26 (−34)
10-30SMF 22:57 23:00 (+3)ORD 05:00 04:35 (−25)
10-29SMF 22:57 23:01 (+4)ORD 05:00 04:29 (−31)
10-28SMF 22:57 22:59 (+2)ORD 05:00 04:41 (−19)
10-27SMF 22:57 23:00 (+3)ORD 05:00 04:30 (−30)
10-26SMF ORD 05:00 04:59 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N949AN, N810NN, N930NN, N903AN.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and ORD published them.

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