About American Airlines

American Airlines is an airline based in United States, listed under the ICAO code AAL and the IATA code AA; air traffic control addresses its flights by the callsign "American". On this page you can follow American Airlines flights and find the airports it serves.

How to read a American Airlines flight number

Every American Airlines flight number starts with AA, followed by up to four digits: that is the number on your booking confirmation and boarding pass. In flight plans the same flight carries the ICAO prefix AAL, and controllers address it as "American". One thing to watch: codeshares. A ticket sold by another airline can be operated by American Airlines and vice versa; live tracking follows the operating carrier's number, so if your search comes up empty, check the "operated by" line on your booking.

American Airlines flights we tracked

Over the first 29 days of our own live tracking we logged 9078 aircraft movements operated by American Airlines. These figures are refreshed weekly. Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.

Routes we tracked on American Airlines

#RouteTracked flights
1Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)105
2Washington (DCA) → New York (LGA)96
3Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)81
4New York (JFK) → Los Angeles (LAX)77
5Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (LGA)70
6New York (LGA) → Washington (DCA)68
7Los Angeles (LAX) → Philadelphia (PHL)64
8New York (LGA) → Miami (MIA)64
9New York (JFK) → Charlotte (CLT)64
10Philadelphia (PHL) → Charlotte (CLT)63
11New York (LGA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)62
12Miami (MIA) → Philadelphia (PHL)59
13Charlotte (CLT) → New York (EWR)56
14New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)56
15New York (JFK) → Miami (MIA)55
16Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago (ORD)55
17Miami (MIA) → New York (LGA)54
18Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)53
19Charlotte (CLT) → Boston (BOS)53
20Boston (BOS) → Miami (MIA)53
21Charlotte (CLT) → Philadelphia (PHL)52
22Santa Ana (SNA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)51
23Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Philadelphia (PHL)50
24Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)48
25Chicago (ORD) → Boston (BOS)48
26San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)46
27Philadelphia (PHL) → Los Angeles (LAX)45
28New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)45
29Philadelphia (PHL) → Miami (MIA)44
30Phoenix (PHX) → San Francisco (SFO)44
31Phoenix (PHX) → Philadelphia (PHL)43
32Washington (DCA) → Boston (BOS)42
33Philadelphia (PHL) → Las Vegas (LAS)42
34Chicago (ORD) → Washington (DCA)41
35Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tampa (TPA)41
36New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT)41
37Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New Orleans (MSY)41
38Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)40
39Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Antonio (SAT)40
40Charlotte (CLT) → San Francisco (SFO)40
41Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (EWR)40
42Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → New York (LGA)39
43Boston (BOS) → Charlotte (CLT)38
44San Francisco (SFO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)38
45Indianapolis (IND) → Philadelphia (PHL)38
46New York (JFK) → San Francisco (SFO)38
47San Diego (SAN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)37
48New York (EWR) → Charlotte (CLT)37
49Denver (DEN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)36
50Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)36
51Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)35
52San Francisco (SFO) → Phoenix (PHX)35
53Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD)34
54Philadelphia (PHL) → Phoenix (PHX)34
55Philadelphia (PHL) → New Orleans (MSY)34
56Miami (MIA) → New Orleans (MSY)34
57Charlotte (CLT) → New York (LGA)33
58Chicago (ORD) → Philadelphia (PHL)33
59Boston (BOS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
60San Diego (SAN) → Philadelphia (PHL)33
61Boston (BOS) → Washington (DCA)33
62Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Austin (AUS)32
63San Francisco (SFO) → Charlotte (CLT)32
64Chicago (ORD) → Charlotte (CLT)31
65Portland (PWM) → Washington (DCA)30
66New York (JFK) → Phoenix (PHX)30
67Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)30
68Washington (DCA) → Chicago (ORD)29
69Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Boston (BOS)29
70Washington (DCA) → Phoenix (PHX)29
71Charlotte (CLT) → Phoenix (PHX)29
72Austin (AUS) → New York (JFK)28
73Miami (MIA) → Chicago (ORD)28
74Boston (BOS) → Chicago (ORD)28
75Philadelphia (PHL) → San Francisco (SFO)27
76Miami (MIA) → Los Angeles (LAX)27
77New York (LGA) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)26
78Chicago (ORD) → Orlando (MCO)26
79San Francisco (SFO) → Philadelphia (PHL)26
80Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (JFK)26
81New Orleans (MSY) → Philadelphia (PHL)26
82Miami (MIA) → San Francisco (SFO)26
83Tampa (TPA) → Charlotte (CLT)26
84Chicago (ORD) → New York (LGA)26
85Boston (BOS) → Los Angeles (LAX)26
86New York (EWR) → Chicago (ORD)25
87Austin (AUS) → Phoenix (PHX)25
88Miami (MIA) → New York (JFK)25
89Phoenix (PHX) → New York (EWR)25
90Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Miami (MIA)24
91Las Vegas (LAS) → Philadelphia (PHL)24
92Washington (DCA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
93Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Diego (SAN)24
94Chicago (ORD) → New York (EWR)24
95San Diego (SAN) → Charlotte (CLT)24
96Sacramento (SMF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
97Phoenix (PHX) → Washington (DCA)24
98San Antonio (SAT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
99Phoenix (PHX) → Charlotte (CLT)24
100Phoenix (PHX) → San Jose (SJC)23
101Phoenix (PHX) → Boston (BOS)23
102Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Detroit (DTW)23
103Los Angeles (LAX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
104Austin (AUS) → Los Angeles (LAX)23
105Philadelphia (PHL) → Orlando (MCO)23
106Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)23
107Kansas City (MCI) → Charlotte (CLT)22
108Philadelphia (PHL) → Portland (PWM)22
109Washington (DCA) → Providence (PVD)22
110Denver (DEN) → Philadelphia (PHL)22
111San Diego (SAN) → Phoenix (PHX)22
112San Francisco (SFO) → Miami (MIA)22
113Portland (PWM) → Philadelphia (PHL)22
114Boston (BOS) → Philadelphia (PHL)21
115Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Denver (DEN)21
116Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)21
117Las Vegas (LAS) → Chicago (ORD)21
118Phoenix (PHX) → Santa Ana (SNA)21
119Boston (BOS) → Phoenix (PHX)20
120Detroit (DTW) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
121Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tucson (TUS)20
122Charlotte (CLT) → Madison (MSN)20
123Los Angeles (LAX) → Chicago (ORD)20
124Jacksonville (JAX) → Charlotte (CLT)20
125Charlotte (CLT) → Cleveland (CLE)19
126Washington (DCA) → Miami (MIA)19
127Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD)19
128Nashville (BNA) → Chicago (ORD)19
129Philadelphia (PHL) → West Palm Beach (PBI)19
130Philadelphia (PHL) → Charleston (CHS)19
131Philadelphia (PHL) → Hartford (BDL)19
132Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Las Vegas (LAS)19
133Philadelphia (PHL) → San Diego (SAN)19
134Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
135St Louis (STL) → Philadelphia (PHL)19
136St Louis (STL) → Boston (BOS)19
137Charlotte (CLT) → New Orleans (MSY)18
138Phoenix (PHX) → Austin (AUS)18
139New York (EWR) → Miami (MIA)18
140San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)18
141Philadelphia (PHL) → Austin (AUS)18
142Columbus (CMH) → Philadelphia (PHL)18
143Toronto (YYZ) → Miami (MIA)18
144Philadelphia (PHL) → Indianapolis (IND)18
145Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Washington (DCA)18
146Miami (MIA) → Washington (DCA)18
147Orlando (MCO) → Chicago (ORD)18
148Seattle (SEA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18
149Orlando (MCO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18
150Fort Myers (RSW) → Chicago (ORD)18
151Chicago (ORD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)17
152Philadelphia (PHL) → Boston (BOS)17
153Chicago (ORD) → Miami (MIA)17
154Charlotte (CLT) → Indianapolis (IND)17
155Charlotte (CLT) → Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)17
156Chicago (ORD) → Los Angeles (LAX)17
157New Orleans (MSY) → Washington (DCA)17
158Pittsburgh (PIT) → Philadelphia (PHL)17
159Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Charlotte (CLT)17
160Philadelphia (PHL) → Tampa (TPA)17
161Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)17
162New York (JFK) → London (LHR)16
163Austin (AUS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
164Philadelphia (PHL) → Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)16
165Hartford (BDL) → Charlotte (CLT)16
166Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Philadelphia (PHL)16
167Miami (MIA) → Boston (BOS)16
168Toronto (YYZ) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
169Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)16
170Charleston (CHS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
171Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Houston (IAH)16
172Phoenix (PHX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
173Richmond (RIC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
174Washington (DCA) → New Orleans (MSY)16
175Kansas City (MCI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
176Portland (PDX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
177Chicago (ORD) → Hartford (BDL)16
178Charlotte (CLT) → Seattle (SEA)16
179Chicago (ORD) → Liberia (LIR)16
180Phoenix (PHX) → San Diego (SAN)16
181Atlanta (ATL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
182London (LHR) → New York (JFK)15
183Charleston (CHS) → Philadelphia (PHL)15
184Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Toronto (YYZ)15
185Philadelphia (PHL) → Montego Bay (MBJ)15
186Baltimore (BWI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
187Miami (MIA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
188Cleveland (CLE) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
189Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)15
190Los Angeles (LAX) → Charlotte (CLT)15
191Houston (IAH) → Philadelphia (PHL)15
192Las Vegas (LAS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
193Chicago (ORD) → San Diego (SAN)15
194Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Phoenix (PHX)15
195Washington (IAD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
196Charlotte (CLT) → Orlando (MCO)15
197Seattle (SEA) → Philadelphia (PHL)15
198Spokane (GEG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
199Charlotte (CLT) → Chicago (ORD)15
200Washington (DCA) → Charlotte (CLT)14
201Denver (DEN) → Phoenix (PHX)14
202El Paso (ELP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)14
203Austin (AUS) → Boston (BOS)14
204Portland (PDX) → Phoenix (PHX)14
205Chicago (ORD) → Las Vegas (LAS)14
206San Jose (SJC) → Charlotte (CLT)14
207Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Myers (RSW)14
208Charlotte (CLT) → Minneapolis (MSP)14
209St Louis (STL) → Charlotte (CLT)14
210Las Vegas (LAS) → Phoenix (PHX)13
211Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Orlando (MCO)13
212Tampa (TPA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
213Charlotte (CLT) → Denver (DEN)13
214Orlando (MCO) → Philadelphia (PHL)13
215Pittsburgh (PIT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
216New York (LGA) → New Orleans (MSY)13
217Charlotte (CLT) → Portland (PWM)13
218Santa Ana (SNA) → Austin (AUS)13
219Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)13
220St Louis (STL) → Phoenix (PHX)13
221Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD)13
222Chicago (ORD) → Nashville (BNA)13
223Indianapolis (IND) → Charlotte (CLT)12
224Austin (AUS) → Charlotte (CLT)12
225San Antonio (SAT) → Chicago (ORD)12
226New Orleans (MSY) → Charlotte (CLT)12
227Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)12
228Las Vegas (LAS) → Charlotte (CLT)12
229Washington (DCA) → Bangor (BGR)12
230Philadelphia (PHL) → Pittsburgh (PIT)12
231Gunnison (GUC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)12
232Miami (MIA) → Phoenix (PHX)12
233Minneapolis (MSP) → Charlotte (CLT)12
234Phoenix (PHX) → Detroit (DTW)12
235Bangor (BGR) → Washington (DCA)12
236Las Vegas (LAS) → San Francisco (SFO)12
237Chicago (ORD) → Tampa (TPA)12
238Phoenix (PHX) → Chicago (ORD)12
239Nashville (BNA) → Philadelphia (PHL)11
240Chicago (ORD) → Austin (AUS)11
241Boston (BOS) → New York (JFK)11
242Louisville (SDF) → Miami (MIA)11
243New York (JFK) → Montego Bay (MBJ)11
244Detroit (DTW) → Charlotte (CLT)11
245Charlotte (CLT) → Washington (DCA)11
246Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Charlotte (CLT)11
247San Juan (SJU) → Miami (MIA)11
248Fort Myers (RSW) → Philadelphia (PHL)11
249Portland (PDX) → Charlotte (CLT)11
250Phoenix (PHX) → Minneapolis (MSP)11
251New York (EWR) → Phoenix (PHX)11
252Chicago (ORD) → Phoenix (PHX)11
253Los Angeles (LAX) → Washington (DCA)11
254Miami (MIA) → Seattle (SEA)11
255Cozumel (CZM) → Chicago (ORD)11
256Calgary (YYC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)11
257New York (JFK) → Georgetown (GEO)11
258Portland (PWM) → Charlotte (CLT)11
259Hartford (BDL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)11
260Silao (BJX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)11
261Hamilton (BDA) → Philadelphia (PHL)10
262Las Vegas (LAS) → Austin (AUS)10
263Columbus (CMH) → Charlotte (CLT)10
264Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Nashville (BNA)10
265Chicago (ORD) → Pittsburgh (PIT)10
266Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)10
267Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)10
268Tampa (TPA) → Phoenix (PHX)10
269Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Minneapolis (MSP)10
270St Louis (STL) → New York (LGA)10
271Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)10
272Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Ontario (ONT)10
273Charlotte (CLT) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)10
274Salt Lake City (SLC) → Chicago (ORD)10
275Charlotte (CLT) → Norfolk (ORF)10
276Liberia (LIR) → Austin (AUS)10
277London (LHR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)10
278Kansas City (MCI) → Philadelphia (PHL)10
279New York (JFK) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)10
280Chicago (ORD) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)10
281West Palm Beach (PBI) → Charlotte (CLT)10
282New York (JFK) → Austin (AUS)10
283West Palm Beach (PBI) → New York (LGA)10
284Charlotte (CLT) → Munich (MUC)10
285Orlando (MCO) → Los Angeles (LAX)10
286Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Madison (MSN)9
287San Jose (SJC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)9
288Charlotte (CLT) → Providence (PVD)9
289Charlotte (CLT) → Fort Myers (RSW)9
290Guatemala City (GUA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)9
291Phoenix (PHX) → New York (JFK)9
292Reno (RNO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)9
293Los Angeles (LAX) → Boston (BOS)9
294Atlanta (ATL) → Philadelphia (PHL)9
295Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Salt Lake City (SLC)9
296Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Columbus (CMH)9
297Columbus (CMH) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)9
298Austin (AUS) → Philadelphia (PHL)9
299Grand Rapids (GRR) → Charlotte (CLT)9
300Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) → Philadelphia (PHL)9

Top 10 American Airlines flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1AAL4Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)29
2AAL2461Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)23
3AAL2470Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)23
4AAL1757Philadelphia (PHL) → New Orleans (MSY)22
5AAL2884Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)20
6AAL1329Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD)19
7AAL2418Austin (AUS) → Phoenix (PHX)19
8AAL2466Phoenix (PHX) → Santa Ana (SNA)19
9AAL2683New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT)19
10AAL32Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)19

Frequently asked questions about American Airlines

Where is my American Airlines flight right now?

Search the flight number (AA plus digits) in the search box on this page. If the aircraft is airborne within receiver coverage, you will see its live status; before departure you will see the route.

Is my American Airlines flight delayed or cancelled?

Check the flight number on this page for live status, but for rebooking, gate changes and cancellations the airline itself remains the authoritative source.

What do AA and AAL mean on American Airlines flights?

They are two prefixes for the same airline. AA is the IATA code you see on tickets; AAL is the ICAO code used in flight plans and by air traffic control.

Does American Airlines operate flights for other airlines?

Codeshare agreements mean a flight sold under another carrier's number may be operated by American Airlines, and the reverse. Live tracking always follows the operating carrier's flight number; check the "operated by" line on your booking.