AA4990American Airlines · ORD → MKE
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4990 ChicagoORD · 11:45 MilwaukeeMKE · 12:48

AA4990 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Right nowEn route to Milwaukee · off blocks 11:43 · 2 min early
En route

en route from ORD to MKE

En routeAA4990 · position estimated
ORDChicagoMKEMilwaukee
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:43 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.8 min.

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
−2 gate · −25 arrival
09-09
−4 gate · −32 arrival
09-08
+1 gate · −28 arrival
09-07
+36 gate · +28 arrival
09-06
−8 gate · −14 arrival
09-05
−17 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
ORD→MKEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and MKE 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 Chicago to Milwaukee flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA399departs 06:00
AA6242departs 06:50
AA4984departs 06:56
AA6263departs 06:59
AA3618departs 10:00
AA4018departs 10:06

If AA4990 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Milwaukee on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA4990 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4990 across the ORD and MKE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4990 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
09-10ORD 11:45 11:43 (−2)MKE 12:48 12:23 (−25)
09-09ORD 11:45 11:41 (−4)MKE 12:48 12:16 (−32)
09-08ORD 11:50 11:51 (+1)MKE 12:47 12:19 (−28)
09-07ORD 11:50 12:26 (+36)MKE 12:47 13:15 (+28)
09-06ORD 11:50 11:42 (−8)MKE 12:47 12:33 (−14)
09-05ORD 11:50MKE 12:47 12:30 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N770SK, N759EV, N715SK, N764SK.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MKE published them.

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