AA2012 ChicagoORD · 08:29 Los AngelesLAX · 11:06
AA2012 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.
en route from ORD to LAX
board checked 2m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:23 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.6 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and LAX 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 ORD
ForecastFri 13 Nov, local date
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 Los Angeles
ForecastFri 13 Nov, local date
- 37% chance of thunder
- 97% chance of rain
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Los Angeles flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2012 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Los Angeles 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 AA2012 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2012 across the ORD and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~45 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 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 AA2012 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N972NN, N992AN, N907AN.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and LAX published them.
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