AA5656 WashingtonDCA · 19:59 MilwaukeeMKE · 21:14
AA5656 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Milwaukee (MKE).
scheduled from DCA
⚖ AA5656 typically leaves +16 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −23 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastWashington to Milwaukee with American Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 14%1.1× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Milwaukee flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA5656 is cancelled, this is the other American Airlines nonstop flight from Washington to Milwaukee on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA5656 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA5656 across the DCA and MKE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 9/13 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 AA5656 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: N576NN, N583NN, N617NN, N603NN.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and MKE published them.
Planning around AA5656? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — AA5656 Washington to Milwaukee on-time performance, measured from the DCA and MKE airport boards.
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