AA3959 ChicagoORD · 08:05 MemphisMEM · 09:56
AA3959 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Memphis (MEM) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.
estimated arrival at MEM · local time
board checked 19m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:01 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.1 min.
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 operation0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and MEM 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 Chicago to Memphis flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA3959 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Memphis 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 AA3959 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA3959 across the ORD and MEM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 4/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA3959 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 ORD and MEM published them.
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