AA5255American Airlines · SDF → CLT
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AA5255 LouisvilleSDF · 06:05 CharlotteCLT · 07:45

AA5255 by American Airlines flies from Louisville (SDF) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:05

scheduled from SDF

Typical gate push+28 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+32+63+95 min
09-08
+5 gate · −22 arrival
09-07
+17 gate · −12 arrival
09-06
+95 gate · +71 arrival
09-05
+28 gate · −4 arrival
09-04
+54 gate · +21 arrival
09-03
+15 gate · −16 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 −4 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SDFLouisvilleOn-time likelySDF delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
SDF→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.0%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SDF and CLT 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 Louisville to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5369departs 06:20
AA514departs 13:13
AA2819departs 13:43
AA5163departs 14:36
AA5450departs 16:55
AA803departs 19:12

If AA5255 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Louisville to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SDF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA5255 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5255 across the SDF and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA5255 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-08SDF 06:05 06:10 (+5)CLT 07:45 07:23 (−22)
09-07SDF 06:05 06:22 (+17)CLT 07:45 07:33 (−12)
09-06SDF 06:30 08:05 (+95)CLT 08:10 09:21 (+71)
09-05SDF 06:30 06:58 (+28)CLT 08:10 08:06 (−4)
09-04SDF 06:05 06:59 (+54)CLT 07:45 08:06 (+21)
09-03SDF 06:05 06:20 (+15)CLT 07:45 07:29 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N615NN, N571NN, N614NN, N563NN.

Board clocks recorded as SDF and CLT published them.

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