AA856 BuffaloBUF · 18:56 ChicagoORD · 20:15
AA856 by American Airlines flies from Buffalo (BUF) to Chicago (ORD).
scheduled from BUF
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BUF and ORD 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.
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When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Buffalo to Chicago flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA856 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BUF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA856 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA856 across the BUF and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left a little late (~19 min) but landed about 16 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA856 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N822AW.
Board clocks recorded as BUF and ORD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA856 Buffalo to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the BUF and ORD airport boards.
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