Although thousands of flights were cancelled today, a US Airways flight to Phoenix took off from O’Hare, passed over Arlington Heights heading northwest about 4:18 p.m. and took a sharp left over Carpentersville. Inbound flights to O’Hare were having more trouble with the weather.
Airbus A-321
Flight No.
US409
Callsign
AWE409
Tail
N587UW
ORD Chicago to PHX Phoenix
Altitude
6,575ft
Speed
277kts
Heading
315°
Chicago O’Hare Intl (KORD) is currently experiencing inbound flights delayed at their origin an average of 3 hours 13 minutes due to snow and ice.
The aircraft is scheduled to land at 6:22 p.m. MST at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport — about 8 minutes beforego