AA1256American Airlines · BUF → CLT
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA1256 BuffaloBUF · 18:58 CharlotteCLT · 20:54

AA1256 by American Airlines flies from Buffalo (BUF) to Charlotte (CLT) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowExpected in Charlotte · today
20:54

arrival expected at CLT · on schedule

⚖ AA1256 typically leaves +21 and lands +0. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-10
+1 gate · −29 arrival
11-09
+43 gate · +14 arrival
11-08
+30 gate · +5 arrival
11-07
+31 gate · +0 arrival
11-06
+10 gate · −10 arrival
11-05
+47 gate · +30 arrival
11-04
+7 gate · −13 arrival

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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BUFBuffaloOn-time likelyBUF delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
BUF→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BUF and CLT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Buffalo

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 5°C to 10°C
Low4°Clikely 1°C to 7°C
  • 21% chance of snow
  • 92% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Charlotte

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 23°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 13°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Buffalo to Charlotte flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1659departs 07:03
AA1203departs 11:32

If AA1256 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Charlotte on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BUF local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA1256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1256 across the BUF and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1256 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
11-10BUF 18:58 18:59 (+1)CLT 20:58 20:29 (−29)
11-09BUF 18:58 19:41 (+43)CLT 20:58 21:12 (+14)
11-08BUF 19:37 20:07 (+30)CLT 21:39 21:44 (+5)
11-07BUF 18:55 19:26 (+31)CLT 20:55 (+0)
11-06BUF 19:37 19:47 (+10)CLT 21:39 21:29 (−10)
11-05BUF 19:37 20:24 (+47)CLT 21:39 22:09 (+30)
11-04BUF 18:58 19:05 (+7)CLT 20:58 20:45 (−13)
11-03BUF 18:58 19:01 (+3)CLT 20:58 20:26 (−32)
11-02BUF 18:58 19:12 (+14)CLT 20:58 21:01 (+3)
11-01BUF 19:37 20:04 (+27)CLT 21:39 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N860NN, N916AN, N917NN, N947AN.

Board clocks recorded as BUF and CLT published them.

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