AA6256American Airlines · ORD → MSN
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA6256 ChicagoORD · 23:00 MadisonMSN

AA6256 by American Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Madison (MSN) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowEn route to Madison · off blocks 22:52 · 8 min early
En route

en route from ORD to MSN

En routeAA6256 · position estimated
ORDChicagoMSNMadison
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 22:52 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.8 min.

Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−8 gate
09-08
−8 gate
09-07
−5 gate
09-06
−9 gate
09-05
+18 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

0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MSNMadisonOn-time likelyMSN delay board →
ORD→MSNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Madison flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA3953departs 08:10
AA4038departs 12:59
AA4448departs 17:06
AA3748departs 21:09
AA3728departs 23:00

If AA6256 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Madison 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 AA6256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6256 across the ORD and MSN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~8 min early. Based on 5 confirmed departures · 4/5 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
09-09ORD 23:00 22:52 (−8)MSN
09-08ORD 23:00 22:52 (−8)MSN
09-07ORD 23:00 22:55 (−5)MSN
09-06ORD 23:00 22:51 (−9)MSN
09-05ORD 23:00 23:18 (+18)MSN

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MSN published them.

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