AA249 ChicagoORD · 08:44 Mexico CityMEX · 12:10
AA249 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Mexico City (MEX) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.
en route from ORD to MEX
board checked 50m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:40 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.3 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +0 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at ORD and MEX 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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.
How AA249 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA249 across the ORD and MEX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA249 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: N326RP, N336TM.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and MEX published them.
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