AA543American Airlines · CLT → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA543 CharlotteCLT · 07:05 Los AngelesLAX · 09:25

AA543 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Los Angeles · off blocks 07:00 · 5 min early
08:39

estimated arrival at LAX · local time · ~2h 53m from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
LAX1,410 mi · ~2h 53m leftCLT
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
506 mphSpeed440 kt
280°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 32m

⚖ AA543 typically leaves −3 and lands −28. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
−5 gate · −28 arrival
10-30
−9 gate · −31 arrival
10-29
−4 gate · −22 arrival
10-28
+9 gate · −4 arrival
10-26
+11 gate · −45 arrival
10-25
−4 gate · −20 arrival
10-24
+7 gate · −28 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 −28 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
CLT→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CLT and LAX 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 on this route

Forecast

Charlotte to Los Angeles with American Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.4%1.1× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 7 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2955departs 07:00
AA1995departs 08:55
AA1988departs 11:55
AA352departs 13:31
AA1502departs 14:32
AA1499departs 16:50

If AA543 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Los Angeles 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 AA543 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA543 across the CLT and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA543 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
10-31CLT 07:05 07:00 (−5)LAX 09:25 08:57 (−28)
10-30CLT 07:05 06:56 (−9)LAX 09:25 08:54 (−31)
10-29CLT 07:05 07:01 (−4)LAX 09:25 09:03 (−22)
10-28CLT 07:05 07:14 (+9)LAX 09:25 09:21 (−4)
10-26CLT 07:05 07:16 (+11)LAX 09:25 08:40 (−45)
10-25CLT 07:05 07:01 (−4)LAX 09:25 09:05 (−20)
10-24CLT 07:05 07:12 (+7)LAX 09:25 08:57 (−28)
10-23CLT 07:05 07:00 (−5)LAX 09:25 08:52 (−33)
10-22CLT 07:05 07:16 (+11)LAX 09:25 09:01 (−24)
10-21CLT 07:05 07:16 (+11)LAX 09:25 08:58 (−27)
10-19CLT 07:05 07:02 (−3)LAX 09:25 08:47 (−38)
10-18CLT 07:05 07:04 (−1)LAX 09:25 08:42 (−43)
10-17CLT 07:05 07:01 (−4)LAX 09:25 08:54 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N527AM, N412UW, N433AN, N429AN.

Board clocks recorded as CLT and LAX published them.

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