AA542American Airlines · DFW → RDU
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AA542 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 20:31 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 00:13

AA542 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.

Right nowDelayed · gate A18
22:45

departs DFW · 134 min late

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
DFW→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DFW and RDU 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2683departs 07:02
AA2693departs 09:35
AA2091departs 12:15
AA1888departs 14:46
AA979departs 17:30

If AA542 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA542 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA542 across the DFW and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -2 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA542 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
10-12DFW 20:31 20:29 (−2)RDU 00:13 23:56 (−17)
10-11DFW 20:31 20:27 (−4)RDU 00:13 00:04 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N974AN, N967NN.

Board clocks recorded as DFW and RDU published them.

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