American Airlines· Callsign AAL215

AA215 from Cancún to Chicago, tracked live

American Airlines between Cancún and Chicago: 2,330 km north, medium-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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CUN
Cancún
Cancún International Airport
2,330 km · 1,448 mi
Non-stop
ORD
Chicago
O'Hare International Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
typical equipment
Distance
2,330 km
1,258 nautical miles
Heading
358°
tracks north
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
36%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#301
of 439 tracked routes

Follow AA215 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

AA215 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

AA215 at a glance

  • The trip: 2,330 km (1,448 miles) from Cancún to Chicago, flying north.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 737 MAX 8. This route uses about 36% of how far it can fly.

AA215 route overview: CUN to ORD

AA215 distance and great-circle path

AA215 covers 2,330 km, or 1,448 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 301 by distance.

Cancún to Chicago is 2,330 km (1,448 miles) on an initial heading of 358°, which is broadly north. Cancún and Chicago keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert. It links Mexico with United States.

Our guide explains how the CUN-ORD route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 737 MAX 8 comfortably fly AA215?

Not at all. At roughly 36% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

What to know about AA215

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about AA215

What flying CUN to ORD takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. American Airlines needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign AAL215 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 40 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-10-28. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

AA215 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of AA215 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-28. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was CUN-ORD (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 230 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-28 CUN → ORD 19:49 UTC 23:36 UTC 3h 46m
2026-10-27 CUN → ORD 19:52 UTC 23:24 UTC 3h 33m
2026-10-26 CUN → ORD 19:48 UTC 23:49 UTC 4h 1m
2026-10-25 CUN → ORD 19:57 UTC 23:51 UTC 3h 54m
2026-10-24 CUN → ORD 19:47 UTC 23:37 UTC 3h 50m
2026-10-23 CUN → ORD 19:47 UTC 23:42 UTC 3h 55m
2026-10-22 CUN → ORD 19:46 UTC 23:31 UTC 3h 45m

“First/last tracked” are when AA215 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on AA215

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including American Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

CUN Cancún International Airport Cancún, Mexico · live radar →
ORD O'Hare International Airport Chicago, United States · live radar →
B38M Boeing 737 MAX 8 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does AA215 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737 MAX 8, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown2,330 km
AircraftBoeing 737 MAX 8
Fuel burn rate3.04 kg per km
Fuel burned7,079 kg
CO2, whole flight22.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger167 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 167 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
135 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
392 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, AA215 emits what 373 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 982 km, or 4,769 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 1,222 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 2,330 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put AA215 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Cancún

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
B6772Cancún (CUN) → Boston (BOS) Airbus A320B6772 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to AA215

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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AA215 frequently asked questions

How long is the AA215 flight?

Cancún to Chicago is 2,330 km (1,448 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates AA215?

Typically a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (full specifications), using roughly 36% of that type's published range.

Does AA215 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track AA215 live?

Yes. Whenever AA215 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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