AA808American Airlines · DCA → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA808 WashingtonDCA · 11:31 ChicagoORD · 12:50

AA808 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD) for the Thu, Sep 17 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
12:50

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~17 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
09-17
+6 gate
09-16
+6 gate · −13 arrival
09-15
+90 gate · +52 arrival
09-14
+17 gate · −1 arrival
09-13
+10 gate · −28 arrival
09-12
+3 gate · −32 arrival
09-11
+2 gate · −7 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
52%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+21 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 Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2304departs 06:30
AA523departs 06:30
AA3380departs 07:32
AA2633departs 07:42
AA522departs 08:40
AA2607departs 09:07

If AA808 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA808 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA808 across the DCA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 AA808 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
09-17DCA 11:31 11:37 (+6)ORD 12:50
09-16DCA 11:31 11:37 (+6)ORD 12:50 12:37 (−13)
09-15DCA 11:31 13:01 (+90)ORD 12:50 13:42 (+52)
09-14DCA 11:31 11:48 (+17)ORD 12:50 12:49 (−1)
09-13DCA 11:31 11:41 (+10)ORD 12:50 12:22 (−28)
09-12DCA 11:31 11:34 (+3)ORD 12:50 12:18 (−32)
09-11DCA 11:31 11:33 (+2)ORD 12:50 12:43 (−7)
09-10DCA 11:31 11:43 (+12)ORD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N304RB, N808NN, N989NN, N943AN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ORD published them.

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