Flight profile · American Airlines
AA2842
Chicago (ORD) to Charlotte (CLT) · scheduled 5:00 AM – 8:16 AM
How AA2842 performs
592 operations, 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30.
AA2842 arrived on time 90.4% of the time, against 76.0% for all ORD → CLT flights — this specific departure is 14.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 13.9 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 592 operations between 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA2842 | 90.4% | 1.52% | -9 min | 2.7% | 592 |
| American Airlines on ORD → CLT | 76.5% | 1.44% | -6 min | 9.3% | 9,253 |
| All ORD → CLT flights | 76.0% | 1.38% | -5 min | 9.1% | 13,346 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-11-05 to 2026-06-30
Other routes AA2842 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA→TPA Miami to Tampa | 2023-07-01 – 2026-04-06 | 354 | 63.0% |
| OKC→PHX Oklahoma City to Phoenix | 2026-02-12 – 2026-03-06 | 14 | — |
| PHX→OKC Phoenix to Oklahoma City | 2026-02-12 – 2026-03-06 | 14 | — |
| TPA→MIA Tampa to Miami | 2024-10-07 – 2026-01-05 | 44 | — |
| MSY→CLT New Orleans to Charlotte | 2025-12-03 – 2025-12-17 | 15 | — |
| CLT→MSY Charlotte to New Orleans | 2025-12-04 – 2025-12-15 | 10 | — |
| DFW→LBB Dallas–Fort Worth to Lubbock | 2024-05-06 – 2024-06-04 | 30 | — |
| LBB→DFW Lubbock to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2024-05-06 – 2024-06-04 | 30 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2842 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why AA2842 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for AA2842 on ORD → CLT. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on ORD → CLT
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA1784 | American Airlines | 85.2% | 7 min early | 830 |
| UA2635 | United Airlines | 75.6% | 2 min early | 719 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 592 records of AA2842 operating ORD → CLT, 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.