With Winter Storm Fern’s expected impact to the Charlotte, North Carolina, area, American Airlines added extra flights between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to help customers continue their journeys as winter weather impacts travel across the country.
In addition to the flexibility provided by the airline’s travel alert, American will add 3,000 additional seats on the airline’s CLT-ORD route on Saturday, Jan. 24. This latest increase builds on the more than 3,200 seats previously announced at the airline’s Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) hub, bringing total added capacity during Winter Storm Fern to more than 6,200 seats as the storm disrupts operations across much of American’s network.
By adding capacity at its second-largest hub, American is giving customers more options to connect onward and minimize possible disruptions caused by Winter Storm Fern.
The following flights are bookable by calling American’s Reservations team at 800-433-7300 in the United States and Canada.
- AA40: Will depart CLT at 2:15 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 7:25 p.m.
- AA71: Will depart CLT at 2:46 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 5:58 p.m.
- AA54: Will depart CLT at 3 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 4:06 p.m.
- AA129: Will depart CLT at 3:40 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 4:58 p.m.
- AA130: Will depart CLT at 3:43 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 4:48 p.m.
- AA105: Will depart CLT at 4:21 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 5:33 p.m.
- AA101: Will depart CLT at 4:36 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 5:48 p.m.
- AA53: Will depart CLT at 5 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 6:12 p.m.
- AA92: Will depart CLT at 5:25 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 6:37 p.m.
- AA85: Will depart CLT at 5:48 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 7 p.m.
- AA84: Will depart CLT at 6:03 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 7:22 p.m.
- AA41: Will depart CLT at 6:10 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 7:25 p.m.
- AA44: Will depart CLT at 6:20 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 7:32 p.m.
- AA46: Will depart CLT at 7 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 8:23 p.m.
- AA52: Will depart CLT at 7:15 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 8:27 p.m.
- AA64: Will depart CLT at 7:30 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 8:42 p.m.
- AA58: Will depart CLT at 8 p.m. and arrive at ORD at 9:12 p.m.
All times listed are in local time.
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Information current as of January 23, 2026
If you’re traveling to / through / from:
- Chicago, Illinois (ORD)
Your change fee is waived if you:
- Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
- Are booked in any fare class, including Basic Economy
- Bought your ticket by January 22, 2026
- Are scheduled to travel January 23 – 24, 2026
- Can travel January 23 – 28, 2026
- Don’t change your origin or destination city
- Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference
Keep in mind:
- Changes must be booked by January 24, 2026
- Travel must be completed within 1 year of original ticket date; difference in fare may apply
Change your trip
If your trip is eligible, you can make a one-time change online. Here’s how:
- Find your trip
- If your trip is eligible, you’ll see the option to ‘change trip’ in the toolbar
Contact Reservations
If you can’t change your trip online call Reservations for help.
Contact Reservations Winter Storm Fern – Northeast U.S.Expand
Information current as of January 23, 2026
If you’re traveling to / through / from:
- Akron / Canton, Ohio (CAK)
- Albany, New York (ALB)
- Allentown, Pennsylvania (ABE)
- Baltimore, Maryland (BWI)
- Bangor, Maine (BGR)
- Boston, Massachusetts (BOS)
- Buffalo, New York (BUF)
- Charleston, West Virginia (CRW)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (CVG)
- Cleveland, Ohio (CLE)
- Columbus, Ohio (CMH)
- Dayton, Ohio (DAY)
- Erie, Pennsylvania (ERI)
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (MDT)
- Hartford, Connecticut (BDL)
- Huntington, West Virginia (HTS)
- Lexington, Kentucky (LEX)
- Louisville, Kentucky (SDF)
- Manchester, New Hampshire (MHT)
- New York Kennedy, New York (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia, New York (LGA)
- Newark, New Jersey (EWR)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PHL)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PIT)
- Portland, Maine (PWM)
- Providence, Rhode Island (PVD)
- Rochester, New York (ROC)
- State College, Pennsylvania (SCE)
- Syracuse, New York (SYR)
- Washington Dulles, Washington D.C. (IAD)
- Washington Reagan, Washington D.C. (DCA)
- Watertown, New York (ART)
- White Plains / Westchester County, New York (HPN)
- Wilkes-Barre / Scranton, Pennsylvania (AVP)
- Worcester, Massachusetts (ORH)
Your change fee is waived if you:
- Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
- Are booked in any fare class, including Basic Economy
- Bought your ticket by January 21, 2026
- Are scheduled to travel January 24 – 27, 2026
- Can travel January 22 – 30, 2026
- Don’t change your origin or destination city
- Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference
Keep in mind:
- Changes must be booked by January 27, 2026
- Travel must be completed within 1 year of original ticket date; difference in fare may apply
Change your trip
If your trip is eligible, you can make a one-time change online. Here’s how:
- Find your trip
- If your trip is eligible, you’ll see the option to ‘change trip’ in the toolbar
Contact Reservations
If you can’t change your trip online call Reservations for help.
Contact Reservations Winter Storm Fern – Southern and Mid-Atlantic U.S.Expand
Information current as of January 23, 2026
If you’re traveling to / through / from:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ)
- Asheville, North Carolina (AVL)
- Atlanta, Georgia (ATL)
- Austin, Texas (AUS)
- Birmingham, Alabama (BHM)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT)
- Charlottesville, Virginia (CHO)
- Columbia, South Carolina (CAE)
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (DFW)
- Greensboro / High Point, North Carolina (GSO)
- Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP)
- Houston George Bush Intercontinental, Houston, Texas (IAH)
- Huntsville, Alabama (HSV)
- Knoxville, Tennessee (TYS)
- Lexington, Kentucky (LEX)
- Little Rock, Arkansas (LIT)
- Louisville, Kentucky (SDF)
- Lubbock, Texas (LBB)
- Memphis, Tennessee (MEM)
- Midland / Odessa, Texas (MAF)
- Nashville, Tennessee (BNA)
- Norfolk, Virginia (ORF)
- Northwest Arkansas / Bentonville, Arkansas (XNA)
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC)
- Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina (RDU)
- Richmond, Virginia (RIC)
- Roanoke, Virginia (ROA)
- San Antonio, Texas (SAT)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (SAF)
- Springfield / Branson, Missouri (SGF)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL)
- Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM)
Your change fee is waived if you:
- Are traveling on an American Airlines flight
- Are booked in any fare class, including Basic Economy
- Bought your ticket by January 19, 2026
- Are scheduled to travel January 23 – 26, 2026
- Can travel January 21 – 29, 2026
- Don’t change your origin or destination city
- Rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference
Keep in mind:
- Changes must be booked by January 26, 2026
- Travel must be completed within 1 year of original ticket date; difference in fare may apply
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