AA4040American Airlines · MSY → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4040 New OrleansMSY · 11:34 ChicagoORD · 14:20

AA4040 by American Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
09:47

scheduled from MSY

Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
−13 arrival
09-11
−13 arrival
09-10
+3 arrival
09-09
+25 arrival
09-08
−21 arrival
09-07
−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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MSY→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other New Orleans to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA3229departs 06:05
AA3382departs 06:08
AA3592departs 07:08
AA4468departs 11:29
AA1423departs 18:50

If AA4040 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA4040 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4040 across the MSY and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4040 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
09-12MSY 11:34ORD 14:20 14:07 (−13)
09-11MSY 11:34ORD 14:20 14:07 (−13)
09-10MSY 11:34ORD 14:20 14:23 (+3)
09-09MSY 11:34ORD 14:20 14:45 (+25)
09-08MSY 12:44ORD 15:30 15:09 (−21)
09-07MSY 12:44ORD 15:30 15:04 (−26)

Board clocks recorded as MSY and ORD published them.

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