AA2842American Airlines · ORD → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2842 ChicagoORD · 05:00 CharlotteCLT · 08:13

AA2842 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Charlotte (CLT) for the Wed, Oct 14 departure.

Right nowLanded in Charlotte · today
07:43

arrived at CLT · 30 min early

⚖ AA2842 typically leaves −6 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-14
−8 gate · −30 arrival
10-13
−2 gate · −30 arrival
10-12
−5 gate · −27 arrival
10-11
−6 gate · −13 arrival
10-10
−9 gate · −9 arrival
10-09
−7 gate · −17 arrival
10-08
−6 gate · −26 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
ORD→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+20 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA797departs 00:12
AA9910departs 09:00
AA9927departs 16:30
AA976departs 22:12

If AA2842 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Charlotte 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 AA2842 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2842 across the ORD and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 AA2842 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-14ORD 05:00 04:52 (−8)CLT 08:13 07:43 (−30)
10-13ORD 05:00 04:58 (−2)CLT 08:13 07:43 (−30)
10-12ORD 05:00 04:55 (−5)CLT 08:13 07:46 (−27)
10-11ORD 05:00 04:54 (−6)CLT 08:13 08:00 (−13)
10-10ORD 05:00 04:51 (−9)CLT 08:13 08:04 (−9)
10-09ORD 05:00 04:53 (−7)CLT 08:13 07:56 (−17)
10-08ORD 05:00 04:54 (−6)CLT 08:13 07:47 (−26)
10-07ORD 05:00 04:53 (−7)CLT 08:13 07:57 (−16)
10-06ORD 05:00 04:50 (−10)CLT 08:13 07:36 (−37)
10-05ORD 05:00 04:58 (−2)CLT 08:13 07:51 (−22)
10-04ORD 05:18 05:09 (−9)CLT 08:25 08:09 (−16)
10-03ORD 05:20 05:13 (−7)CLT 08:27 07:52 (−35)
10-02ORD 05:20 05:16 (−4)CLT 08:27 08:05 (−22)
10-01ORD 05:20 05:19 (−1)CLT 08:27 08:11 (−16)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and CLT published them.

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