Schedule: a typical summer Saturday (the flights of Jul 25, 2026), re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.

AMERICAN · FLIGHT AA 1242 SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 3 Today

AA 1242 · CLT → IAD

departs 10:49 PM ET · arrives 12:14 AM ET

Forecast issued Sat 7:00 PM ET · 4h before departure

AA 1242 isn’t flying CLT → IAD today

This listing came from a typical schedule. According to the FAA, AA 1242 flies these legs today:

RIC → ORD · 8:40 AM · landed
RIC → ORD · 8:47 AM · scheduled
RIC → ORD · 8:40 AM · scheduled