AA506American Airlines · CLT → SEA
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA506 CharlotteCLT · 15:16 SeattleSEA · 18:06

AA506 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Seattle (SEA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
13:14

scheduled from CLT

Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+20 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+37+75+112 min
10-31
+112 gate · +74 arrival
10-30
+1 gate · −16 arrival
10-29
−1 gate · −14 arrival
10-28
+63 gate · +53 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteHigh riskCLT delay board →
SEASeattleHigh riskSEA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CLT and SEA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Charlotte

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 26°C
Low11°Clikely 8°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 Seattle

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°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 Seattle flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA580departs 07:05
AA3252departs 15:16
AA845departs 20:15

If AA506 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Seattle 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 AA506 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA506 across the CLT and SEA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~32 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA506 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
10-31CLT 15:16 17:08 (+112)SEA 18:06 19:20 (+74)
10-30CLT 15:16 15:17 (+1)SEA 18:06 17:50 (−16)
10-29CLT 15:16 15:15 (−1)SEA 18:06 17:52 (−14)
10-28CLT 15:16 16:19 (+63)SEA 18:06 18:59 (+53)

Board clocks recorded as CLT and SEA published them.

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