AA789American Airlines · ORD → DCA
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA789 ChicagoORD · 13:17 WashingtonDCA · 16:24

AA789 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowLanded in Washington · position data
16:11

arrived at DCA · 13 min early

Typical gate push+1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−9 gate · −16 arrival
09-08
+1 gate · −21 arrival
09-07
+1 gate · −17 arrival
09-06
−1 gate · −14 arrival
09-05
+2 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ORD→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
53%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+24 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Chicago to Washington flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA523departs 07:03
AA495departs 07:07
AA315departs 09:53
AA3103departs 09:56
AA1200departs 10:35
AA1187departs 10:53

If AA789 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA789 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA789 across the ORD and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AA789 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
09-09ORD 13:17 13:08 (−9)DCA 16:24 16:08 (−16)
09-08ORD 13:25 13:26 (+1)DCA 16:29 16:08 (−21)
09-07ORD 13:25 13:26 (+1)DCA 16:29 16:12 (−17)
09-06ORD 13:25 13:24 (−1)DCA 16:29 16:15 (−14)
09-05ORD 13:25 13:27 (+2)DCA 16:29 16:01 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N944NN, N302US, N301NW, N924NN.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DCA published them.

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