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AA2488

Charlotte (CLT) to Chicago (ORD) · scheduled 6:19 PM – 7:35 PM

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How AA2488 performs

524 operations, 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
59.1%
306 of 518 completed
Cancellation rate
0.76%
4 cancelled
Median arrival delay
9 min
Average 26.0 min
Severe delays
15.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
68 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
65.1%
Left the gate on time

AA2488 arrived on time 59.1% of the time, against 74.3% for all CLTORD flights — this specific departure is 15.2 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 14.6 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 524 operations between 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA248859.1%0.76%9 min15.1%524
American Airlines on CLTORD73.7%1.60%-4 min9.8%9,261
All CLTORD flights74.3%1.61%-5 min9.8%13,352

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA2488 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
CLTPBI Charlotte to West Palm Beach2026-04-072026-05-2044
PBICLT West Palm Beach to Charlotte2026-04-072026-05-2044
DSMCLT Des Moines to Charlotte2023-07-012026-04-0634981.6%
PHXLAS Phoenix to Las Vegas2025-12-182026-01-0517
CVGMIA Cincinnati / Covington to Miami2025-12-032025-12-1715
MIACVG Miami to Cincinnati / Covington2025-12-032025-12-1715
MIATPA Miami to Tampa2025-11-202025-12-0212
TPAMIA Tampa to Miami2025-11-202025-12-0212
BNADFW Nashville to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-11-022025-11-165
CLTIAD Charlotte to Washington2025-10-062025-10-2715
ORDCLT Chicago to Charlotte2023-08-152023-11-0463

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2488 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 524 records of AA2488 operating CLTORD, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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