AA6261 MKE → ORD

American Airlines · Milwaukee, WI to Chicago, IL · 87 flights observed, 2025-08-07 to 2026-06-30 · 67 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 94% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 38% departing 3–6pm.

AA6261 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MKE → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
64%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+115 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA6261 on time?

Across 87 flights on MKE → ORD from 2025-08-07 to 2026-06-30, AA6261 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 64% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +115 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5464%
16-30 min78%
31-60 min810%
61-120 min78%
2+ hrs810%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-081894%+3 min
2025-091100%-21 min
2025-102536%+101 min
2025-111100%-16 min
2026-051145%+23 min
2026-062875%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1479%
Tue1164%
Wed875%
Thu1362%
Fri1354%
Sat1457%
Sun1164%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…