AA6261American Airlines · MKE → ORD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA6261 MilwaukeeMKE · 05:03 ChicagoORD · 06:25

AA6261 by American Airlines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to Chicago (ORD) for the Mon, Sep 21 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
06:25

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

⚖ AA6261 typically leaves +13 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~39 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+70+139+209 min
09-21
+0 gate
09-20
+3 gate · −34 arrival
09-19
+209 gate · +172 arrival
09-17
+125 gate · +81 arrival
09-16
−1 gate · −50 arrival
09-15
+30 gate · −18 arrival
09-14
+0 gate · −37 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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MKEMilwaukeeModerate riskMKE delay board →
ORDChicagoModerate riskORD delay board →
MKE→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
52%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+24 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Milwaukee to Chicago flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA6479departs 07:30
AA6242departs 08:20
AA4993departs 08:31
AA6263departs 08:43
AA4018departs 11:37
AA4990departs 13:18

If AA6261 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MKE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA6261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6261 across the MKE and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~26 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 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 AA6261 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
09-21MKE 05:03 (+0)ORD 06:25
09-20MKE 05:03 05:06 (+3)ORD 06:25 05:51 (−34)
09-19MKE 05:03 08:32 (+209)ORD 06:25 09:17 (+172)
09-17MKE 05:03 07:08 (+125)ORD 06:25 07:46 (+81)
09-16MKE 05:03 05:02 (−1)ORD 06:25 05:35 (−50)
09-15MKE 05:03 05:33 (+30)ORD 06:25 06:07 (−18)
09-14MKE 05:03 (+0)ORD 06:25 05:48 (−37)
09-13MKE 05:03 05:02 (−1)ORD 06:25 05:43 (−42)
09-12MKE 05:03 05:41 (+38)ORD 06:25 06:15 (−10)
09-11MKE 05:03 05:13 (+10)ORD 06:25 05:45 (−40)
09-10MKE 05:03 05:34 (+31)ORD 06:25 06:12 (−13)
09-09MKE 05:03 05:37 (+34)ORD 06:25 06:18 (−7)
09-08MKE 05:01 05:02 (+1)ORD 06:15 05:31 (−44)
09-07MKE 05:00 05:13 (+13)ORD 06:14 05:48 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N870DC, N608SK, N631SK, N760SK.

Board clocks recorded as MKE and ORD published them.

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