AA488American Airlines · ORD → SAT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA488 ChicagoORD · 10:05 San AntonioSAT

AA488 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Antonio (SAT).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:05

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push+1 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−2 gate
09-08
+49 gate
09-07
−3 gate
09-06
+0 gate
09-05
+15 gate
09-04
+8 gate
09-03
+1 gate

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

0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoModerate riskORD delay board →
SATSan AntonioModerate riskSAT delay board →
ORD→SATevery 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
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and SAT 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 Chicago to San Antonio flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4176departs 14:58
AA431departs 21:52

If AA488 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Antonio 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 AA488 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA488 across the ORD and SAT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 8 confirmed departures · 7/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA488 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
09-09ORD 10:05 10:03 (−2)SAT
09-08ORD 10:05 10:54 (+49)SAT
09-07ORD 10:05 10:02 (−3)SAT
09-06ORD 10:05 (+0)SAT
09-05ORD 10:05 10:20 (+15)SAT
09-04ORD 10:05 10:13 (+8)SAT
09-03ORD 10:05 10:06 (+1)SAT
09-02ORD 10:05 10:03 (−2)SAT

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SAT published them.

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