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AA9973 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA9973, which currently operates between the airports of Wichita - McConnell Air Force Base (Airport Code IAB) and Charlotte - Charlotte Douglas International Airport (Airport Code CLT).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, February 15, 2026.

AA9973 On Time performance:
25
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA9973 American Airlines from Wichita

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 102 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday February 15, 2026

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Wichita (IAB)
February 15, 2026
McConnell Air Force Base
Departed at:
06:15 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:00 pm

Arrival

Charlotte (CLT)
February 15, 2026
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Arrived at:
09:52 pm
Concourse:
N
Gate:
NHS1
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:10 pm
Baggage: 8
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA9973?
The flight AA9973 is currently not scheduled at Charlotte Airport.

Which is the distance of flight AA9973?
The distance between the two airports is 923 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA9973?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:21 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Wichita: 2026-02-16 08:51:59
Current Time in Charlotte: 2026-02-16 09:51:59

Alternative Flights

American Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Wichita to Charlotte.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from December 05, 2025 to February 01, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 2 ( 25 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 63 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 122 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AA9973

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
15 February
06:15 pm
Wichita (IAB)
09:52 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 37min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
01 February
01:21 pm
Dayton (DAY)
03:14 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
00h 53min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
29 January
04:51 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
07:38 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
01h 47min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
28 January
05:39 pm
Washington (DCA)
07:41 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
01h 02min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
27 January
05:45 pm
Peoria (PIA)
08:37 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
01h 52min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
21 January
03:20 am
Washington (DCA)
05:04 am
Charlotte (CLT)
00h 44min