AA9873 ChicagoORD · 22:15 Little RockLIT
AA9873 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Little Rock (LIT).
scheduled from ORD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and LIT 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.
Other Chicago to Little Rock flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA9873 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Little Rock 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 AA9873 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA9873 across the ORD and LIT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +29 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA9873 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 LIT published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA9873 Chicago to Little Rock on-time performance, measured from the ORD and LIT airport boards.
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