AA543American Airlines · CLT → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA543 CharlotteCLT · 07:05 Los AngelesLAX · 09:10

AA543 by American Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.

Right nowLanded in Los Angeles · today
08:39

arrived at LAX · 31 min early

⚖ AA543 typically leaves −2 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-14
−4 gate · −31 arrival
09-13
−2 gate · −34 arrival
09-11
−1 gate · −18 arrival
09-10
−8 gate · −29 arrival
09-07
−3 gate · −26 arrival
09-04
+52 gate · +24 arrival
09-03
−6 gate · −20 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 8 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

Early read, sample still building
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation

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. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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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
AA1995departs 08:45
AA2005departs 11:59
AA1988departs 12:20
AA352departs 13:20
AA1502departs 14:32
AA1499departs 16:35

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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. 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 ~18 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 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
09-14CLT 07:05 07:01 (−4)LAX 09:10 08:39 (−31)
09-13CLT 07:05 07:03 (−2)LAX 09:09 08:35 (−34)
09-11CLT 07:05 07:04 (−1)LAX 09:10 08:52 (−18)
09-10CLT 07:05 06:57 (−8)LAX 09:10 08:41 (−29)
09-07CLT 07:05 07:02 (−3)LAX 09:05 08:39 (−26)
09-04CLT 07:05 07:57 (+52)LAX 09:05 09:29 (+24)
09-03CLT 07:05 06:59 (−6)LAX 09:05 08:45 (−20)
08-31CLT 07:05 07:08 (+3)LAX 09:05 08:45 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N458AL, N451AN, N403AN, N444UW.

Board clocks recorded as CLT and LAX published them.

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