AA2142 Kansas CityMCI · 05:00 ChicagoORD · 06:44
AA2142 by American Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago (ORD).
scheduled from MCI
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 MCI 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Kansas City to Chicago flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA2142 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA2142 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2142 across the MCI and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~34 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 AA2142 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MCI and ORD published them.
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