AC8838Air Canada · YYZ → RDU
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Route confirmed Air Canada

AC8838 TorontoYYZ · 20:00 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 21:51

AC8838 by Air Canada flies from Toronto (YYZ) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:00

scheduled from YYZ

⚖ AC8838 typically leaves +7 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~30 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
−5 gate · −20 arrival
11-11
+20 gate · −7 arrival
11-10
+4 gate · −34 arrival
11-09
+5 gate · −26 arrival
11-08
−5 gate · −23 arrival
11-07
+8 gate · −26 arrival
11-06
+12 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
YYZTorontoOn-time likelyYYZ delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
YYZ→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at YYZ and RDU 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 Toronto

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High5°Clikely 4°C to 6°C
Low1°Clikely 0°C to 2°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 Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°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 Toronto to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Air Canada
AC7081departs 09:00
AC8836departs 12:15
AC8834departs 18:50

If AC8838 is cancelled, these are the other Air Canada nonstop flights from Toronto to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in YYZ 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 AC8838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC8838 across the YYZ and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC8838 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
11-12YYZ 20:00 19:55 (−5)RDU 21:51 21:31 (−20)
11-11YYZ 20:00 20:20 (+20)RDU 21:51 21:44 (−7)
11-10YYZ 20:00 20:04 (+4)RDU 21:51 21:17 (−34)
11-09YYZ 20:00 20:05 (+5)RDU 21:51 21:25 (−26)
11-08YYZ 20:00 19:55 (−5)RDU 21:51 21:28 (−23)
11-07YYZ 20:00 20:08 (+8)RDU 21:51 21:25 (−26)
11-06YYZ 20:00 20:12 (+12)RDU 21:51 21:37 (−14)
11-05YYZ 20:00 19:55 (−5)RDU 21:51 21:31 (−20)
11-04YYZ 20:00 20:07 (+7)RDU 21:51 21:30 (−21)
11-03YYZ 20:00 20:04 (+4)RDU 21:51 21:24 (−27)
11-02YYZ 20:00 20:04 (+4)RDU 21:51 21:20 (−31)
11-01YYZ 20:00 20:19 (+19)RDU 21:51 21:38 (−13)
10-31YYZ 20:00 20:13 (+13)RDU 21:51 21:31 (−20)
10-30YYZ 20:00 20:10 (+10)RDU 21:51 21:25 (−26)
10-29YYZ 20:00 20:11 (+11)RDU 21:51 21:28 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: C-GDJZ, C-FCJZ, C-FJGZ, C-FJZL.

Board clocks recorded as YYZ and RDU published them.

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