AA1261American Airlines · MCI → DFW
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AA1261 Kansas CityMCI · 06:57 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 08:50

AA1261 by American Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:26

scheduled from MCI

Typical gate push+45 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+43 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~2 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+50+99+149 min
11-05
+45 gate · +43 arrival
10-31
+149 gate · +142 arrival
10-30
−11 gate · −27 arrival
10-29
+45 gate · +43 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
MCI→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.2%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MCI (Kansas City), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Kansas City

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 7°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.

Tomorrow at Dallas-Fort Worth

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 11°C to 14°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 Kansas City to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA3191departs 00:00
AA562departs 00:00
AA626departs 00:00
AA1098departs 05:20
AA2487departs 06:45
AA9914departs 08:00

If AA1261 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI 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 AA1261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1261 across the MCI and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~43 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1261 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
11-05MCI 06:57 07:42 (+45)DFW 08:50 09:33 (+43)
10-31MCI 06:57 09:26 (+149)DFW 08:50 11:12 (+142)
10-30MCI 06:57 06:46 (−11)DFW 08:50 08:23 (−27)
10-29MCI 06:57 07:42 (+45)DFW 08:50 09:33 (+43)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N923NN, N314RH, N962AN.

Board clocks recorded as MCI and DFW published them.

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