AA6256American Airlines · ORD → BHM
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA6256 ChicagoORD · 10:30 BirminghamBHM · 12:38

AA6256 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Birmingham (BHM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:47

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
−8 gate · −6 arrival
10-31
−3 gate · −6 arrival
10-30
−10 gate · −6 arrival
10-29
−8 gate · −6 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
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
BHMBirminghamOn-time likelyBHM delay board →
ORD→BHMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and BHM 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 Chicago

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 4°C to 8°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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 BHM

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 10°C to 16°C
Low3°Clikely 2°C to 5°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 Chicago to Birmingham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5001departs 10:30
AA4970departs 22:00
AA6260departs 22:05

If AA6256 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Birmingham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD 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 AA6256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6256 across the ORD and BHM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~8 min early. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA6256 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-12ORD 10:30 10:22 (−8)BHM 12:38 12:32 (−6)
10-31ORD 10:14 10:11 (−3)BHM 12:22 12:16 (−6)
10-30ORD 10:30 10:20 (−10)BHM 12:38 12:32 (−6)
10-29ORD 10:30 10:22 (−8)BHM 12:38 12:32 (−6)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and BHM published them.

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