AA3161American Airlines · ORD → LGA
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AA3161 ChicagoORD · 08:05 New YorkLGA · 11:24

AA3161 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
11:00

scheduled from ORD

⚖ AA3161 typically leaves −3 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~14 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
−9 gate · −26 arrival
10-31
+4 gate · −16 arrival
10-30
−3 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
−3 gate · −15 arrival
10-28
−9 gate · −19 arrival
10-27
−2 gate · −32 arrival
10-26
−9 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoModerate riskORD delay board →
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
ORD→LGAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and LGA 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 Chicago

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
  • 93% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 31 kt

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 New York

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to New York flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA327departs 06:00
AA2723departs 06:50
AA868departs 08:00
AA2914departs 08:05
AA3128departs 10:10
AA903departs 11:00

If AA3161 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to New York 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 AA3161 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA3161 across the ORD and LGA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 AA3161 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
11-02ORD 08:05 07:56 (−9)LGA 11:24 10:58 (−26)
10-31ORD 08:10 08:14 (+4)LGA 11:29 11:13 (−16)
10-30ORD 08:05 08:02 (−3)LGA 11:24 11:03 (−21)
10-29ORD 08:05 08:02 (−3)LGA 11:24 11:09 (−15)
10-28ORD 08:11 08:02 (−9)LGA 11:30 11:11 (−19)
10-27ORD 08:05 08:03 (−2)LGA 11:24 10:52 (−32)
10-26ORD 08:05 07:56 (−9)LGA 11:24 10:58 (−26)
10-25ORD 08:05 08:20 (+15)LGA 11:24 11:25 (+1)
10-24ORD 08:10 08:29 (+19)LGA 11:29 11:24 (−5)
10-23ORD 08:11 08:06 (−5)LGA 11:30 11:17 (−13)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and LGA published them.

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