American Airlines
Is AA542 delayed?
No delay reported yet. AA542 is scheduled to leave Washington at 18:41 on Nov 14 and reach Chicago at 19:34 (as of Nov 14, 15:38 UTC).
Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 16 of the last 22 flights.
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Departure
Washington
DCA
Scheduled
Nov 14
Arrival
Chicago
ORD
Scheduled
Nov 14
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/New_York)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
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- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
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Arrival · UTC
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Also sold as BA1866
Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- On schedule (12 min behind)
Washington → Chicago
- 45 min late
Washington → Chicago
- On schedule (14 min behind)
Washington → Chicago
- 17 min early
Washington → Chicago
- 11 min early
Washington → Chicago
Is AA542 usually late?
Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.
At the airports today
Washington (DCA) departures
- Left more than 15 min late
- 18 of 56
- Cancelled today
- 56
Chicago (ORD) departures
- Left more than 15 min late
- 61 of 153
- Cancelled today
- 132
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026Cancelled | Washington | Chicago | Not available | Not available |
| Nov 12, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | 12 | |
| Nov 11, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | 45 | |
| Nov 10, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | 14 | |
| Nov 9, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | -17 | |
| Nov 8, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | -11 | |
| Nov 7, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | -25 | |
| Nov 6, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | 297 | |
| Nov 5, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | -18 | |
| Nov 4, 2026Arrived | Washington | Chicago | -10 | |
| Oct 30, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 11 | |
| Oct 29, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 18 | |
| Oct 26, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | -3 | |
| Oct 25, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 107 | |
| Oct 24, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | -14 | |
| Oct 23, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 68 | |
| Oct 22, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 15 | |
| Oct 21, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 14 | |
| Oct 20, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | -13 | |
| Oct 19, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | -6 | |
| Oct 18, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 12 | |
| Oct 17, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | -4 | |
| Oct 16, 2026Arrived | Dallas-Fort Worth | Raleigh/Durham | 164 |