AA978American Airlines · MEM → CLT
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AA978 MemphisMEM · 05:14 CharlotteCLT · 08:04

AA978 by American Airlines flies from Memphis (MEM) to Charlotte (CLT).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:14

scheduled from MEM

⚖ AA978 typically leaves +8 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+50+101+151 min
11-06
+0 gate · −21 arrival
10-31
+2 gate · −17 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
+151 gate · +130 arrival
10-28
+1 gate · −25 arrival
10-26
+14 gate · +2 arrival
10-25
+36 gate · +14 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MEMMemphisOn-time likelyMEM delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
MEM→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEM and CLT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Memphis

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 14°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 9°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 Charlotte

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 17°C to 19°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Memphis to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2520departs 05:12
AA1846departs 07:04
AA314departs 08:00
AA5136departs 08:20
AA1354departs 10:41
AA2037departs 10:51

If AA978 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Memphis to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEM 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 AA978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA978 across the MEM and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 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 AA978 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
11-06MEM 05:14 (+0)CLT 08:04 07:43 (−21)
10-31MEM 05:14 05:16 (+2)CLT 08:04 07:47 (−17)
10-30MEM 05:14 (+0)CLT 08:04 07:43 (−21)
10-29MEM 05:14 07:45 (+151)CLT 08:04 10:14 (+130)
10-28MEM 05:14 05:15 (+1)CLT 08:04 07:39 (−25)
10-26MEM 05:14 05:28 (+14)CLT 08:04 08:06 (+2)
10-25MEM 05:14 05:50 (+36)CLT 08:04 08:18 (+14)
10-24MEM 05:14 05:29 (+15)CLT 08:04 08:05 (+1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N749US, N751UW, N766US, N704US.

Board clocks recorded as MEM and CLT published them.

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