AA6479American Airlines · MKE → ORD
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AA6479 MilwaukeeMKE · 08:45 ChicagoORD · 10:05

AA6479 by American Airlines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
10:05

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

⚖ AA6479 typically leaves +12 and lands −7. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+71+141+212 min
10-16
+26 gate
10-15
+212 gate · +188 arrival
10-14
+6 gate · −8 arrival
10-13
+12 gate · −4 arrival
10-12
+13 gate · −13 arrival
10-11
+3 gate · −22 arrival
10-10
+7 gate · −11 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
ORDChicagoHigh 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
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+19 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
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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
AA6261departs 05:00
AA4803departs 07:18
AA5008departs 07:45
AA5680departs 08:20
AA6242departs 08:20
AA6263departs 08:43

If AA6479 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 AA6479 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6479 across the MKE and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 AA6479 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
10-16MKE 08:45 09:11 (+26)ORD 10:05
10-15MKE 08:45 12:17 (+212)ORD 10:05 13:13 (+188)
10-14MKE 08:45 08:51 (+6)ORD 10:05 09:57 (−8)
10-13MKE 08:45 08:57 (+12)ORD 10:05 10:01 (−4)
10-12MKE 08:45 08:58 (+13)ORD 10:05 09:52 (−13)
10-11MKE 08:45 08:48 (+3)ORD 10:05 09:43 (−22)
10-10MKE 08:45 08:52 (+7)ORD 10:05 09:54 (−11)
10-09MKE 08:45 09:11 (+26)ORD 10:05 09:58 (−7)
10-08MKE 08:45 08:54 (+9)ORD 10:05 09:58 (−7)
10-07MKE 08:45 08:54 (+9)ORD 10:05

Aircraft

Recent tails: N755SK, N705SK, N710SK, N727SK.

Board clocks recorded as MKE and ORD published them.

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