AAL3256

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Departure · Chicago (ORD)

Terminal 3 · Gate K8

Scheduled 29 Sep 21:15 · Departed 29 Sep 22:49 · +94 min

Board status: Active

Airborne since 29 Sep 22:48 (ADS-B)

Board data from ord, updated 3528 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-09-30 02:15 UTC

Departed

2026-09-30 03:48 UTC

Arrival

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — New Orleans, United States

Also flies as

AA3256

Codeshares

AY4162, BA5273, CX7623, GF4297, IB8346, QR2631, RJ7648

Distance flown

1385 km

Straight-line distance

1349 km

Approach distance

84 km

Aircraft

Registration

N817AW

Type

Airbus A319

Seats

128 total (6 Main Cabin Extra, 96 Main Cabin, 18 Main Cabin Extra, 8 First)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

29.7 t (306 kg/pax Business, 227 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

32,025 ft

Max ground speed

497 kt

Tracked

3h 11m · 1,381 km

Altitude (ft, max 32,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 497)

Altitude (ft, max 32,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 497)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

American Airlines (AAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 04:38 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N772XF	Airbus A319	Completed	1384 km
2026-10-02 00:36 UTC	AAL3256	SAT → ORD San Antonio → Chicago	N772XF	Airbus A319	Completed	2099 km
2026-10-01 04:21 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N817AW	Airbus A319	Completed	1373 km
2026-09-30 03:48 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N817AW	Airbus A319	Completed	1385 km
2026-09-29 03:17 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N762US	Airbus A319	Completed	1373 km
2026-09-28 04:39 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N703UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1392 km
2026-09-27 03:14 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N801AW	Airbus A319	Completed	1391 km
2026-09-26 04:12 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N812AW	Airbus A319	Completed	1380 km
2026-09-25 02:29 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N751UW	Airbus A319	Completed (landing presumed)	1391 km
2026-09-24 03:08 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N722US	Airbus A319	Completed	1377 km
2026-09-23 02:23 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N701UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1374 km
2026-09-22 22:27 UTC	AAL3256	RDU → ORD Raleigh/Durham → Chicago	N701UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1230 km
2026-09-22 02:23 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N757UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1480 km
2026-09-21 03:23 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N767UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1420 km
2026-09-20 03:10 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N757UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1421 km
2026-09-19 02:05 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N830AW	Airbus A319	Completed	1430 km
2026-09-18 04:08 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N9010R	Airbus A319	Completed	1432 km
2026-09-17 03:12 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N717UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1418 km
2026-09-16 04:21 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N760US	Airbus A319	Completed	1448 km
2026-09-15 02:24 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N737US	Airbus A319	Completed	1436 km
2026-09-14 04:20 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N768US	Airbus A319	Completed	1441 km
2026-09-13 02:25 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N710UW	Airbus A319	Completed	1429 km
2026-09-12 03:45 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N817AW	Airbus A319	Completed	1505 km
2026-09-11 02:26 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N773XF	Airbus A319	Completed	1459 km
2026-09-10 02:25 UTC	AAL3256	ORD → MSY Chicago → New Orleans	N732US	Airbus A319	Completed	1450 km
2026-09-08 15:26 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	—	—	From schedule	~1802 km est.
2026-09-07 14:36 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N176UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2103 km
2026-09-06 22:43 UTC	AAL3256	RSW → MIA Fort Myers → Miami	N546UW	Airbus A321	Completed	244 km
2026-09-06 15:21 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → RSW Dallas-Fort Worth → Fort Myers	N546UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2393 km
2026-09-05 15:43 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N445AA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1950 km
2026-09-04 15:50 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N140AN	Airbus A321	Completed	1917 km
2026-09-03 14:33 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N519UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2089 km
2026-09-02 16:15 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N334SM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2048 km
2026-09-01 15:46 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N980AN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2053 km
2026-08-31 15:41 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N179UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2139 km
2026-08-30 15:31 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N535UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2073 km
2026-08-28 15:30 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N128AN	Airbus A321	Completed	2384 km
2026-08-27 15:25 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N509AY	Airbus A321	Completed	2549 km
2026-08-26 15:23 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N115NN	Airbus A321	Completed	1992 km
2026-08-25 15:37 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N108NN	Airbus A321	Completed	2118 km
2026-08-24 15:37 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N908AA	Airbus A321	Completed	2022 km
2026-08-23 15:03 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N582UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2358 km
2026-08-22 14:47 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N993AN	Airbus A321	Completed	2850 km
2026-08-21 15:32 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N993AN	Airbus A321	Completed	2658 km
2026-08-20 15:45 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N930AU	Airbus A321	Completed	~4955 km est. (3273 km recorded)
2026-08-19 14:29 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N584UW	Airbus A321	Completed	2908 km
2026-08-19 14:26 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → DFW Dallas-Fort Worth → Dallas-Fort Worth	N584UW	Airbus A321	Completed	~6 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-18 15:27 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N405AN	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	~4861 km est. (3794 km recorded)
2026-08-17 15:21 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N556UW	Airbus A321	Completed	3111 km
2026-08-16 15:38 UTC	AAL3256	DFW → MIA Dallas-Fort Worth → Miami	N585UW	Airbus A321	Completed	~4990 km est. (3178 km recorded)