AA1251American Airlines · DFW → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1251 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 09:35 ChicagoORD · 12:15

AA1251 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
12:35

arrived at ORD · 20 min late

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+1 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+34 gate · +20 arrival
09-07
−6 gate · −28 arrival
09-06
−3 gate · −16 arrival
09-05
+16 gate · +1 arrival
09-04
−1 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +1 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DFW→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.3%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DFW and ORD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1938departs 05:00
AA2999departs 06:00
AA1106departs 07:00
AA328departs 08:27
AA1285departs 10:55
AA2988departs 13:10

If AA1251 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1251 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1251 across the DFW and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1251 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-08DFW 09:35 10:09 (+34)ORD 12:15 12:35 (+20)
09-07DFW 09:35 09:29 (−6)ORD 12:15 11:47 (−28)
09-06DFW 09:35 09:32 (−3)ORD 12:15 11:59 (−16)
09-05DFW 09:35 09:51 (+16)ORD 12:15 12:16 (+1)
09-04DFW 09:35 09:34 (−1)ORD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N857NN, N988NN, N970NN, N301NW.

Board clocks recorded as DFW and ORD published them.

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