AA6197American Airlines · MCI → ORD
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AA6197 Kansas CityMCI · 12:19 ChicagoORD · 14:07

AA6197 by American Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
10:01

scheduled from MCI

Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
−7 gate · −27 arrival
10-30
+4 gate · −17 arrival
10-29
−8 gate

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
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MCI→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+15 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MCI (Kansas City), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Kansas City

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 10°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 Chicago

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
  • 96% chance of rain

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 Kansas City to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA4366departs 05:30
AA6215departs 07:05
AA3733departs 07:11
AA3517departs 07:16
AA6249departs 09:12
AA6349departs 09:22

If AA6197 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI 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 AA6197 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6197 across the MCI and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left about 7 min early but landed about 22 min early. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA6197 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
10-31MCI 12:19 12:12 (−7)ORD 14:07 13:40 (−27)
10-30MCI 12:19 12:23 (+4)ORD 14:07 13:50 (−17)
10-29MCI 12:19 12:11 (−8)ORD

Board clocks recorded as MCI and ORD published them.

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