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 47 days of our own live tracking we logged 12821 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)136
2Washington (DCA) → New York (LGA)129
3New York (JFK) → Los Angeles (LAX)115
4Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)109
5New York (LGA) → Washington (DCA)106
6New York (LGA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)98
7Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (LGA)96
8Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago (ORD)90
9Los Angeles (LAX) → Philadelphia (PHL)89
10Charlotte (CLT) → Boston (BOS)89
11Miami (MIA) → New York (LGA)85
12Philadelphia (PHL) → Charlotte (CLT)84
13New York (JFK) → Charlotte (CLT)83
14New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)80
15Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Philadelphia (PHL)78
16New York (LGA) → Miami (MIA)76
17San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)74
18Philadelphia (PHL) → Los Angeles (LAX)73
19Boston (BOS) → Miami (MIA)72
20Charlotte (CLT) → New York (EWR)71
21Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)70
22Miami (MIA) → Philadelphia (PHL)70
23New York (JFK) → Miami (MIA)69
24New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)66
25Charlotte (CLT) → Philadelphia (PHL)65
26Chicago (ORD) → Boston (BOS)65
27Chicago (ORD) → New York (LGA)64
28Santa Ana (SNA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)63
29Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)62
30Philadelphia (PHL) → Miami (MIA)62
31Charlotte (CLT) → San Francisco (SFO)62
32New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT)61
33Boston (BOS) → Charlotte (CLT)57
34Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)57
35Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New Orleans (MSY)57
36San Francisco (SFO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)56
37Denver (DEN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)56
38Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → New York (LGA)56
39Phoenix (PHX) → San Francisco (SFO)56
40Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)55
41Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD)55
42Phoenix (PHX) → Philadelphia (PHL)54
43New York (JFK) → San Francisco (SFO)54
44Washington (DCA) → Boston (BOS)52
45Philadelphia (PHL) → Las Vegas (LAS)51
46Chicago (ORD) → Philadelphia (PHL)50
47Boston (BOS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)50
48Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Austin (AUS)50
49Charlotte (CLT) → New York (LGA)49
50Indianapolis (IND) → Philadelphia (PHL)49
51Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Boston (BOS)49
52San Diego (SAN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)48
53Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tampa (TPA)48
54Philadelphia (PHL) → Phoenix (PHX)48
55Philadelphia (PHL) → Orlando (MCO)48
56Miami (MIA) → New Orleans (MSY)47
57Chicago (ORD) → Washington (DCA)46
58Washington (DCA) → Chicago (ORD)46
59New York (EWR) → Charlotte (CLT)46
60Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (EWR)46
61San Francisco (SFO) → Charlotte (CLT)46
62Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Antonio (SAT)45
63New Orleans (MSY) → Philadelphia (PHL)45
64Boston (BOS) → Washington (DCA)44
65Washington (DCA) → Phoenix (PHX)43
66San Diego (SAN) → Philadelphia (PHL)43
67San Francisco (SFO) → Phoenix (PHX)43
68Chicago (ORD) → Charlotte (CLT)43
69Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)43
70New York (JFK) → Phoenix (PHX)41
71Boston (BOS) → Chicago (ORD)40
72San Diego (SAN) → Phoenix (PHX)40
73Miami (MIA) → Chicago (ORD)39
74Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Diego (SAN)39
75Philadelphia (PHL) → San Francisco (SFO)39
76Boston (BOS) → Philadelphia (PHL)38
77Las Vegas (LAS) → Philadelphia (PHL)38
78Philadelphia (PHL) → New Orleans (MSY)38
79Chicago (ORD) → New York (EWR)37
80Portland (PWM) → Washington (DCA)37
81San Diego (SAN) → Charlotte (CLT)37
82Charlotte (CLT) → Phoenix (PHX)37
83New York (LGA) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)36
84San Francisco (SFO) → Philadelphia (PHL)36
85Chicago (ORD) → Los Angeles (LAX)36
86Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)36
87Kansas City (MCI) → Charlotte (CLT)35
88Washington (DCA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)35
89Miami (MIA) → San Francisco (SFO)35
90Washington (DCA) → Providence (PVD)34
91Charlotte (CLT) → New Orleans (MSY)33
92Chicago (ORD) → Orlando (MCO)33
93New York (EWR) → Chicago (ORD)33
94Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (JFK)33
95Sacramento (SMF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
96Miami (MIA) → Los Angeles (LAX)33
97Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)33
98Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)33
99Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Detroit (DTW)32
100Pittsburgh (PIT) → Philadelphia (PHL)32
101Phoenix (PHX) → New York (EWR)32
102Boston (BOS) → Los Angeles (LAX)32
103Philadelphia (PHL) → Portland (PWM)31
104Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Miami (MIA)31
105Boston (BOS) → Phoenix (PHX)31
106Phoenix (PHX) → Boston (BOS)31
107Jacksonville (JAX) → Charlotte (CLT)31
108Philadelphia (PHL) → San Diego (SAN)31
109Charlotte (CLT) → Cleveland (CLE)30
110Austin (AUS) → New York (JFK)30
111Los Angeles (LAX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)30
112Phoenix (PHX) → Washington (DCA)30
113Miami (MIA) → New York (JFK)30
114Philadelphia (PHL) → Montego Bay (MBJ)29
115Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tucson (TUS)29
116Los Angeles (LAX) → Chicago (ORD)29
117Nashville (BNA) → Chicago (ORD)29
118Denver (DEN) → Philadelphia (PHL)29
119Philadelphia (PHL) → Indianapolis (IND)29
120San Antonio (SAT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)29
121San Francisco (SFO) → Miami (MIA)29
122Philadelphia (PHL) → Boston (BOS)28
123Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)28
124Austin (AUS) → Phoenix (PHX)28
125Las Vegas (LAS) → Chicago (ORD)28
126Tampa (TPA) → Charlotte (CLT)28
127Portland (PWM) → Philadelphia (PHL)28
128Phoenix (PHX) → Charlotte (CLT)28
129Phoenix (PHX) → Austin (AUS)27
130San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)27
131Austin (AUS) → Los Angeles (LAX)27
132Philadelphia (PHL) → Hartford (BDL)27
133Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Las Vegas (LAS)27
134Phoenix (PHX) → San Diego (SAN)27
135Phoenix (PHX) → San Jose (SJC)26
136Miami (MIA) → Boston (BOS)26
137Chicago (ORD) → Miami (MIA)26
138Detroit (DTW) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)26
139Washington (DCA) → Miami (MIA)26
140Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Denver (DEN)26
141Houston (IAH) → Philadelphia (PHL)26
142Orlando (MCO) → Philadelphia (PHL)26
143Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Myers (RSW)26
144Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)26
145Austin (AUS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
146Miami (MIA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
147Charlotte (CLT) → Madison (MSN)25
148El Paso (ELP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
149New Orleans (MSY) → Washington (DCA)25
150Philadelphia (PHL) → Pittsburgh (PIT)25
151St Louis (STL) → Philadelphia (PHL)25
152Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)25
153Toronto (YYZ) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
154Las Vegas (LAS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
155Cleveland (CLE) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
156Orlando (MCO) → Chicago (ORD)24
157Seattle (SEA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
158Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Charlotte (CLT)24
159Philadelphia (PHL) → Tampa (TPA)24
160Phoenix (PHX) → Santa Ana (SNA)24
161New York (JFK) → London (LHR)23
162London (LHR) → New York (JFK)23
163Hartford (BDL) → Charlotte (CLT)23
164Kansas City (MCI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
165Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Philadelphia (PHL)23
166Columbus (CMH) → Philadelphia (PHL)23
167Charlotte (CLT) → Indianapolis (IND)23
168Toronto (YYZ) → Miami (MIA)23
169Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Washington (DCA)23
170Chicago (ORD) → Las Vegas (LAS)23
171New York (EWR) → Miami (MIA)22
172Philadelphia (PHL) → West Palm Beach (PBI)22
173Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)22
174Los Angeles (LAX) → Charlotte (CLT)22
175Chicago (ORD) → San Diego (SAN)22
176San Jose (SJC) → Charlotte (CLT)22
177Portland (PDX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)22
178New York (JFK) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)22
179Fort Myers (RSW) → Chicago (ORD)22
180Chicago (ORD) → Liberia (LIR)22
181Philadelphia (PHL) → Austin (AUS)21
182Philadelphia (PHL) → Charleston (CHS)21
183Washington (DCA) → Bangor (BGR)21
184Washington (IAD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)21
185Seattle (SEA) → Philadelphia (PHL)21
186Silao (BJX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)21
187Atlanta (ATL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
188Philadelphia (PHL) → Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)20
189Chicago (ORD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
190Washington (DCA) → New Orleans (MSY)20
191Charleston (CHS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
192New York (EWR) → Phoenix (PHX)20
193Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Houston (IAH)20
194Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
195Charlotte (CLT) → Chicago (ORD)20
196Charlotte (CLT) → Norfolk (ORF)20
197St Louis (STL) → Boston (BOS)20
198Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD)20
199Washington (DCA) → Charlotte (CLT)19
200Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Toronto (YYZ)19
201Baltimore (BWI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
202Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD)19
203Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Orlando (MCO)19
204Portland (PDX) → Phoenix (PHX)19
205Miami (MIA) → Washington (DCA)19
206Orlando (MCO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
207Phoenix (PHX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
208Bangor (BGR) → Washington (DCA)19
209Chicago (ORD) → Hartford (BDL)19
210Charlotte (CLT) → Seattle (SEA)19
211Charleston (CHS) → Philadelphia (PHL)18
212Nashville (BNA) → Philadelphia (PHL)18
213Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Syracuse (SYR)18
214Charlotte (CLT) → Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)18
215Detroit (DTW) → Charlotte (CLT)18
216Philadelphia (PHL) → Atlanta (ATL)18
217Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Minneapolis (MSP)18
218Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Phoenix (PHX)18
219Los Angeles (LAX) → Washington (DCA)18
220New York (LGA) → New Orleans (MSY)18
221Spokane (GEG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18
222Columbus (CMH) → Charlotte (CLT)17
223Charlotte (CLT) → Providence (PVD)17
224San Antonio (SAT) → Chicago (ORD)17
225New Orleans (MSY) → Charlotte (CLT)17
226Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Atlanta (ATL)17
227Las Vegas (LAS) → Phoenix (PHX)17
228Denver (DEN) → Phoenix (PHX)17
229Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)17
230Las Vegas (LAS) → Charlotte (CLT)17
231St Louis (STL) → New York (LGA)17
232Portland (PDX) → Charlotte (CLT)17
233New Orleans (MSY) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)17
234Richmond (RIC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)17
235Phoenix (PHX) → Chicago (ORD)17
236West Palm Beach (PBI) → Chicago (ORD)16
237Phoenix (PHX) → New York (JFK)16
238Tampa (TPA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
239Los Angeles (LAX) → Boston (BOS)16
240Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)16
241Pittsburgh (PIT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
242Charlotte (CLT) → Minneapolis (MSP)16
243Minneapolis (MSP) → Charlotte (CLT)16
244St Louis (STL) → Charlotte (CLT)16
245Las Vegas (LAS) → Austin (AUS)15
246San Jose (SJC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
247Cleveland (CLE) → Philadelphia (PHL)15
248Tulsa (TUL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
249Boston (BOS) → New York (JFK)15
250Louisville (SDF) → Miami (MIA)15
251Reno (RNO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
252Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)15
253Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Charlotte (CLT)15
254Austin (AUS) → Boston (BOS)15
255Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)15
256Fort Myers (RSW) → Philadelphia (PHL)15
257Charlotte (CLT) → Denver (DEN)15
258Charlotte (CLT) → Orlando (MCO)15
259Chicago (ORD) → Phoenix (PHX)15
260Washington (DCA) → Orlando (MCO)15
261Las Vegas (LAS) → San Francisco (SFO)15
262Miami (MIA) → Seattle (SEA)15
263Hartford (BDL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)15
264Chicago (ORD) → Nashville (BNA)15
265Indianapolis (IND) → Charlotte (CLT)14
266Austin (AUS) → Charlotte (CLT)14
267Boston (BOS) → Austin (AUS)14
268Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Santa Ana (SNA)14
269Minneapolis (MSP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)14
270Charlotte (CLT) → Omaha (OMA)14
271Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)14
272Phoenix (PHX) → Minneapolis (MSP)14
273Philadelphia (PHL) → Cleveland (CLE)14
274Orlando (MCO) → Charlotte (CLT)14
275Charlotte (CLT) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)14
276Phoenix (PHX) → Detroit (DTW)14
277Kansas City (MCI) → Philadelphia (PHL)14
278Charlotte (CLT) → Portland (PWM)14
279Chicago (ORD) → Tampa (TPA)14
280Cozumel (CZM) → Chicago (ORD)14
281Calgary (YYC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)14
282Tampa (TPA) → Miami (MIA)14
283Chicago (ORD) → Austin (AUS)13
284Kahului (OGG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
285Salt Lake City (SLC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
286San Francisco (SFO) → Chicago (ORD)13
287Charlotte (CLT) → Washington (DCA)13
288Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Chicago (ORD)13
289Tampa (TPA) → Phoenix (PHX)13
290Seattle (SEA) → Chicago (ORD)13
291San Juan (SJU) → Miami (MIA)13
292Austin (AUS) → Philadelphia (PHL)13
293Houston (IAH) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
294Gunnison (GUC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
295Miami (MIA) → Phoenix (PHX)13
296Philadelphia (PHL) → Columbus (CMH)13
297London (LHR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
298Santa Ana (SNA) → Austin (AUS)13
299West Palm Beach (PBI) → Charlotte (CLT)13
300St Louis (STL) → Phoenix (PHX)13

Top 10 American Airlines flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1AAL4Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)39
2AAL2660Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)28
3AAL657Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)28
4AAL2459Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)26
5AAL2470Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)26
6AAL2884Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)24
7AAL2986San Francisco (SFO) → Charlotte (CLT)24
8AAL2461Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)23
9AAL32Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)23
10AAL1757Philadelphia (PHL) → New Orleans (MSY)22

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.