AA9872 ChicagoORD · 17:30 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
AA9872 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
scheduled from ORD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and DFW 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How AA9872 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA9872 across the ORD and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +131 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA9872 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as ORD and DFW published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA9872 Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth on-time performance, measured from the ORD and DFW airport boards.
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