AA438 ChicagoORD · 14:45 AustinAUS · 17:29
AA438 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Austin (AUS) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.
landed at AUS · confirmed by live position
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and AUS 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 Austin flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA438 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Austin 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 AA438 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA438 across the ORD and AUS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left right on schedule but landed about 26 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA438 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N976NN, N842NN.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and AUS published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA438 Chicago to Austin on-time performance, measured from the ORD and AUS airport boards.
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