AA398American Airlines · CLT → SFO
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AA398 CharlotteCLT · 12:01 San FranciscoSFO · 14:41

AA398 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to San Francisco (SFO).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:01

scheduled from CLT

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+18 gate · +11 arrival
10-31
−4 gate · −31 arrival
10-30
−6 gate · −9 arrival
10-29
+26 gate · +31 arrival
10-28
+18 gate · +11 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 +11 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoHigh riskSFO delay board →
CLT→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
54%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+42 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 CLT

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 23°C
Low10°Clikely 7°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.

Tomorrow at SFO

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°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 Charlotte to San Francisco flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2651departs 09:30
AA2569departs 12:00
AA2410departs 18:00
AA2294departs 19:49

If AA398 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLT 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 AA398 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA398 across the CLT and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA398 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
11-11CLT 12:01 12:19 (+18)SFO 14:41 14:52 (+11)
10-31CLT 11:00 10:56 (−4)SFO 13:52 13:21 (−31)
10-30CLT 12:01 11:55 (−6)SFO 14:41 14:32 (−9)
10-29CLT 12:01 12:27 (+26)SFO 14:41 15:12 (+31)
10-28CLT 12:01 12:19 (+18)SFO 14:41 14:52 (+11)

Board clocks recorded as CLT and SFO published them.

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