AA3959American Airlines · ORD → MEM
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA3959 ChicagoORD · 08:07 MemphisMEM · 10:01

AA3959 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Memphis (MEM).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:07

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-14
−4 gate · −17 arrival
10-04
−9 gate · −29 arrival
10-03
−3 gate · −12 arrival
10-02
−6 gate · −3 arrival
10-01
+15 gate · −7 arrival
09-30
−4 gate · −17 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MEMMemphisOn-time likelyMEM delay board →
ORD→MEMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation

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

Other Chicago to Memphis flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4344departs 08:10
AA4400departs 11:50
AA4285departs 13:40
AA4663departs 16:00
AA4459departs 21:09
AA3945departs 21:15

If 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 lands ~7 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-14ORD 08:07 08:03 (−4)MEM 10:01 09:44 (−17)
10-04ORD 08:07 07:58 (−9)MEM 10:01 09:32 (−29)
10-03ORD 08:07 08:04 (−3)MEM 10:01 09:49 (−12)
10-02ORD 08:07 08:01 (−6)MEM 10:01 09:58 (−3)
10-01ORD 08:07 08:22 (+15)MEM 10:01 09:54 (−7)
09-30ORD 08:07 08:03 (−4)MEM 10:01 09:44 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N781EJ, N798CC, N779RN, N745JB.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MEM published them.

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