AA2012American Airlines · ORD → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2012 ChicagoORD · 08:23 Los AngelesLAX · 10:52

AA2012 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Mon, Sep 21 departure.

Right nowEn route to Los Angeles · off blocks 08:33 · 10 min late
En route

en route from ORD to LAX

En routeAA2012 · position estimated
ORDChicagoLAXLos Angeles
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:33 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.6 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+25 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-21
+10 gate · +25 arrival
09-20
CANCELLED
09-19
+20 gate · +28 arrival
09-18
−4 gate · −30 arrival
09-17
+45 gate · +64 arrival
09-16
−5 gate · −14 arrival
09-15
+2 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 +25 min · 1 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
ORD→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+24 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
061422
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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA114departs 00:50
AA607departs 06:00
AA1009departs 06:55
AA1979departs 09:55
AA3008departs 12:05
AA2903departs 13:50

If 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. 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 ~25 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 within 15 min of schedule.

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.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-21ORD 08:23 08:33 (+10)LAX 10:52 11:17 (+25)
09-20CANCELLED
09-19ORD 08:23 08:43 (+20)LAX 10:52 11:20 (+28)
09-18ORD 08:23 08:19 (−4)LAX 10:52 10:22 (−30)
09-17ORD 08:23 09:08 (+45)LAX 10:52 11:56 (+64)
09-16ORD 08:23 08:18 (−5)LAX 10:52 10:38 (−14)
09-15ORD LAX 10:52 10:54 (+2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N951NN, N308RD, N959AN, N313SB.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and LAX published them.

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