AA9942 ChicagoORD · 13:30 BostonBOS · 16:50
AA9942 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Boston (BOS).
scheduled from ORD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and BOS 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 Boston flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA9942 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Boston 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 AA9942 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA9942 across the ORD and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +34 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA9942 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 BOS published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA9942 Chicago to Boston on-time performance, measured from the ORD and BOS airport boards.
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