AA1938American Airlines · DFW → ORD
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AA1938 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 05:01 ChicagoORD · 07:35

AA1938 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD) for the Sat, Oct 10 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate A36
05:01

departs DFW · on schedule

Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~12 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
10-09
−4 gate · −9 arrival
10-08
+3 gate · +2 arrival
10-07
−6 gate · −9 arrival
10-06
−4 gate · −8 arrival
10-05
+7 gate · −12 arrival
10-04
+4 gate · −12 arrival
10-03
+5 gate · −33 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 −9 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DFW→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DFW and ORD 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2999departs 05:53
AA1106departs 07:21
AA1858departs 07:30
AA3549departs 07:55
AA328departs 08:29
AA337departs 09:30

If AA1938 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1938 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1938 across the DFW and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 AA1938 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
10-09DFW 05:01 04:57 (−4)ORD 07:35 07:26 (−9)
10-08DFW 05:01 05:04 (+3)ORD 07:35 07:37 (+2)
10-07DFW 05:01 04:55 (−6)ORD 07:35 07:26 (−9)
10-06DFW 05:01 04:57 (−4)ORD 07:35 07:27 (−8)
10-05DFW 05:01 05:08 (+7)ORD 07:35 07:23 (−12)
10-04DFW 05:00 05:04 (+4)ORD 07:42 07:30 (−12)
10-03DFW 05:00 05:05 (+5)ORD 07:42 07:09 (−33)
10-02DFW 05:00 04:59 (−1)ORD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N906AA, N170US, N188US, N910AU.

Board clocks recorded as DFW and ORD published them.

Planning around AA1938? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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