AA87American Airlines · LHR → ORD
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AA87 LondonLHR · 09:45 ChicagoORD · 12:30

AA87 by American Airlines flies from London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Aug 21 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
12:06

arrived at ORD · 24 min early

⚖ AA87 typically leaves +23 and lands −6. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~29 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
08-21
+21 gate · −24 arrival
08-20
+24 gate · −6 arrival
08-19
+20 gate · −7 arrival
08-18
+28 gate · +11 arrival
08-17
+13 gate · −19 arrival
08-16
+23 gate · +21 arrival
08-15
+55 gate · +32 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
LHR→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+16 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LHR and ORD 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.

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 London to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA55departs 12:15
AA91departs 14:25

If AA87 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from London to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA87 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA87 across the LHR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 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 AA87 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
08-21LHR 09:45 10:06 (+21)ORD 12:30 12:06 (−24)
08-20LHR 09:45 10:09 (+24)ORD 12:30 12:24 (−6)
08-19LHR 09:45 10:05 (+20)ORD 12:30 12:23 (−7)
08-18LHR 09:45 10:13 (+28)ORD 12:30 12:41 (+11)
08-17LHR 09:45 09:58 (+13)ORD 12:30 12:11 (−19)
08-16LHR 09:45 10:08 (+23)ORD 12:30 12:51 (+21)
08-15LHR 09:45 10:40 (+55)ORD 12:30 13:02 (+32)
08-14LHR 09:45 10:01 (+16)ORD 12:30 11:43 (−47)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N852ML.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and ORD published them.

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