AA869American Airlines · MKE → DFW
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA869 MilwaukeeMKE · 17:47 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 20:30

AA869 by American Airlines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Mon, Oct 26 departure.

Right nowDescending into Dallas-Fort Worth · off blocks 18:31 · 44 min late
20:47

estimated arrival at DFW · local time · ~34 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
DFW78 mi · ~34 min leftMKE
20,700 ftAltitudedescending
434 mphSpeed377 kt
219°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 4h 42m

Typical gate push+44 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~64 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-26
+44 gate · +17 arrival
10-25
+5 gate · −20 arrival
10-24
−34 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
MKE→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MKE and DFW 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 →

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 Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2621departs 07:14
AA2581departs 12:21

If AA869 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth 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 AA869 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA869 across the MKE and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~24 min) but landed about 20 min early. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA869 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
10-26MKE 17:47 18:31 (+44)DFW 20:30 20:47 (+17)
10-25MKE 17:47 17:52 (+5)DFW 20:30 20:10 (−20)
10-24MKE DFW 20:30 19:56 (−34)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N818NN, N817NN.

Board clocks recorded as MKE and DFW published them.

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