At least one airline has started providing similar information as part of its flight status alert to

Sitting at a boarding gate, watching a storm roll in, waiting to take off in a plane that hasn't yet arrived from its previous destination, knowing that the airline's promise of a '15 min delay' is only taunting you, can make one feel pretty helpless.
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travel packages las vegas FlightCaster Inc. aims to predict the likelihood of a flight arrival delay up to six hours before airlines notify passengers by crunching data on weather, a flight's prior inbound airplane's status, FAA updates, historical data and other information.
Evan Konwiser, a co-founder at FlightCaster says the company's early internal data shows predictions on major delays — over an hour — are accurate about 85% of the time, with accuracy getting better closer to departure time. The company plans to release more data on accuracy in the coming travel packages las vegas week, he says.
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But the real sleuths track planes before they arrive for departure. If your plane hasn't yet left Chicago, you probably aren't taking it from Miami to New York anytime soon. Check the arrival board at the airport to get the inbound flight's number or call the airline.
At least one airline has started providing similar information as part of its flight status alert tool. Continental Airlines shows where a departure aircraft is coming from, gives that flight's number, and allows flyer to check the status of that flight on their Web site and in the flight status mobile application.