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AA 2581 on time

American Airlines 2581: Dallas to Milwaukee at 8:40 a.m.; Milwaukee to Dallas at 11:51 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DFW → MKE, its busiest leg

On time
78%
219 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+45 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 2581 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 2581: DFW → MKE

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 8:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (219 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: 80% on time (15 flights)80DecJan 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3373%
Tuesday3284%
Wednesday3385%
Thursday3269%
Friday3281%
Saturday2568%
Sunday3281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 53%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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AA 2581: MKE → DFW

Scheduled to leave Milwaukee at 11:51 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (218 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63NovDec 2025: 67% on time (15 flights)67DecJan 2026: 46% on time (26 flights)46JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3373%
Tuesday3272%
Wednesday3385%
Thursday3171%
Friday3281%
Saturday2564%
Sunday3263%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 55%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 2581 from DFW to MKE late?

American Airlines 2581 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Milwaukee, WI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 219 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% were cancelled.

How often is AA 2581 from MKE to DFW late?

American Airlines 2581 from Milwaukee, WI to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 218 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.