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 61 days of our own live tracking we logged 16753 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)180
2Washington (DCA) → New York (LGA)165
3New York (JFK) → Los Angeles (LAX)159
4Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)148
5New York (LGA) → Washington (DCA)131
6New York (LGA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)128
7Miami (MIA) → New York (LGA)124
8Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (LGA)121
9Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago (ORD)120
10Charlotte (CLT) → Boston (BOS)114
11Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Philadelphia (PHL)108
12New York (JFK) → Charlotte (CLT)106
13Philadelphia (PHL) → Charlotte (CLT)105
14Los Angeles (LAX) → Philadelphia (PHL)105
15San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)105
16New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)103
17Chicago (ORD) → New York (LGA)96
18Philadelphia (PHL) → Los Angeles (LAX)94
19Boston (BOS) → Miami (MIA)91
20Charlotte (CLT) → New York (EWR)90
21Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)90
22New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT)90
23New York (LGA) → Miami (MIA)90
24Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)83
25New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)83
26Miami (MIA) → Philadelphia (PHL)82
27Charlotte (CLT) → San Francisco (SFO)81
28Philadelphia (PHL) → Miami (MIA)80
29San Francisco (SFO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)79
30New York (JFK) → Miami (MIA)79
31Philadelphia (PHL) → Phoenix (PHX)79
32Charlotte (CLT) → Philadelphia (PHL)78
33Chicago (ORD) → Boston (BOS)78
34New York (JFK) → San Francisco (SFO)77
35Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)76
36Denver (DEN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)75
37Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New Orleans (MSY)74
38Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Boston (BOS)73
39Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD)72
40Boston (BOS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)72
41Santa Ana (SNA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)72
42Phoenix (PHX) → Philadelphia (PHL)71
43Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → New York (LGA)70
44Philadelphia (PHL) → Las Vegas (LAS)70
45Washington (DCA) → Boston (BOS)68
46Boston (BOS) → Charlotte (CLT)67
47Phoenix (PHX) → San Francisco (SFO)67
48Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)66
49Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Austin (AUS)66
50Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tampa (TPA)65
51Miami (MIA) → New Orleans (MSY)64
52Charlotte (CLT) → New York (LGA)63
53New Orleans (MSY) → Philadelphia (PHL)63
54Washington (DCA) → Chicago (ORD)62
55Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (EWR)62
56Indianapolis (IND) → Philadelphia (PHL)61
57Boston (BOS) → Washington (DCA)61
58Chicago (ORD) → Charlotte (CLT)60
59Philadelphia (PHL) → Orlando (MCO)59
60San Diego (SAN) → Phoenix (PHX)59
61San Francisco (SFO) → Charlotte (CLT)59
62Chicago (ORD) → Washington (DCA)58
63Washington (DCA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)56
64Chicago (ORD) → Philadelphia (PHL)56
65New York (EWR) → Charlotte (CLT)56
66San Francisco (SFO) → Phoenix (PHX)56
67San Diego (SAN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)55
68Miami (MIA) → Chicago (ORD)55
69Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)54
70San Francisco (SFO) → Philadelphia (PHL)53
71Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Antonio (SAT)53
72San Diego (SAN) → Philadelphia (PHL)52
73Boston (BOS) → Chicago (ORD)51
74Boston (BOS) → Philadelphia (PHL)50
75Portland (PWM) → Washington (DCA)50
76Charlotte (CLT) → Phoenix (PHX)50
77Las Vegas (LAS) → Philadelphia (PHL)49
78Chicago (ORD) → New York (EWR)49
79New York (JFK) → Phoenix (PHX)49
80Philadelphia (PHL) → San Francisco (SFO)49
81Washington (DCA) → Phoenix (PHX)48
82Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Diego (SAN)47
83Chicago (ORD) → Los Angeles (LAX)47
84Philadelphia (PHL) → Montego Bay (MBJ)46
85Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Detroit (DTW)46
86Washington (DCA) → Providence (PVD)46
87Philadelphia (PHL) → San Diego (SAN)46
88Charlotte (CLT) → New Orleans (MSY)45
89New York (LGA) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)45
90San Diego (SAN) → Charlotte (CLT)45
91Boston (BOS) → Phoenix (PHX)44
92Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)44
93Los Angeles (LAX) → Chicago (ORD)43
94Jacksonville (JAX) → Charlotte (CLT)43
95Sacramento (SMF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)43
96Miami (MIA) → San Francisco (SFO)43
97Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (JFK)42
98New York (EWR) → Chicago (ORD)41
99Philadelphia (PHL) → Indianapolis (IND)41
100Kansas City (MCI) → Charlotte (CLT)40
101Philadelphia (PHL) → Portland (PWM)40
102Philadelphia (PHL) → Boston (BOS)40
103Los Angeles (LAX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)40
104Austin (AUS) → Los Angeles (LAX)40
105Denver (DEN) → Philadelphia (PHL)40
106Philadelphia (PHL) → New Orleans (MSY)40
107Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)40
108Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)40
109Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Las Vegas (LAS)39
110San Antonio (SAT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)39
111Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Myers (RSW)39
112Boston (BOS) → Los Angeles (LAX)39
113Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)39
114Phoenix (PHX) → Austin (AUS)38
115Charlotte (CLT) → Madison (MSN)38
116Phoenix (PHX) → New York (EWR)38
117Miami (MIA) → Los Angeles (LAX)38
118Phoenix (PHX) → Boston (BOS)37
119San Francisco (SFO) → Miami (MIA)37
120Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Philadelphia (PHL)36
121Chicago (ORD) → Orlando (MCO)36
122Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tucson (TUS)36
123Phoenix (PHX) → Washington (DCA)36
124Orlando (MCO) → Philadelphia (PHL)36
125Las Vegas (LAS) → Chicago (ORD)36
126Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Miami (MIA)35
127Chicago (ORD) → Miami (MIA)35
128Miami (MIA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)35
129Nashville (BNA) → Chicago (ORD)35
130Philadelphia (PHL) → Hartford (BDL)35
131New Orleans (MSY) → Washington (DCA)35
132Pittsburgh (PIT) → Philadelphia (PHL)35
133Charlotte (CLT) → Cleveland (CLE)34
134Las Vegas (LAS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)34
135Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)34
136Austin (AUS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
137Detroit (DTW) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
138San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)33
139Chicago (ORD) → San Diego (SAN)33
140Philadelphia (PHL) → Pittsburgh (PIT)33
141Austin (AUS) → Phoenix (PHX)33
142Portland (PWM) → Philadelphia (PHL)33
143Austin (AUS) → New York (JFK)32
144Washington (DCA) → Miami (MIA)32
145Charlotte (CLT) → Indianapolis (IND)32
146Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)32
147Los Angeles (LAX) → Charlotte (CLT)32
148Toronto (YYZ) → Miami (MIA)32
149Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Minneapolis (MSP)32
150Miami (MIA) → New York (JFK)32
151Los Angeles (LAX) → Washington (DCA)32
152Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)32
153Phoenix (PHX) → San Diego (SAN)32
154Phoenix (PHX) → San Jose (SJC)31
155El Paso (ELP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)31
156Seattle (SEA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)31
157Tampa (TPA) → Charlotte (CLT)31
158Phoenix (PHX) → Charlotte (CLT)31
159Miami (MIA) → Boston (BOS)30
160Washington (DCA) → Bangor (BGR)30
161St Louis (STL) → Philadelphia (PHL)30
162Fort Myers (RSW) → Chicago (ORD)30
163Phoenix (PHX) → Santa Ana (SNA)30
164Atlanta (ATL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)29
165Washington (DCA) → Charlotte (CLT)29
166Nashville (BNA) → Philadelphia (PHL)29
167Hartford (BDL) → Charlotte (CLT)29
168Cleveland (CLE) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)29
169Columbus (CMH) → Philadelphia (PHL)29
170Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Denver (DEN)29
171Portland (PDX) → Phoenix (PHX)29
172Orlando (MCO) → Chicago (ORD)29
173Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Charlotte (CLT)29
174Philadelphia (PHL) → Tampa (TPA)29
175Portland (PDX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)29
176New York (JFK) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)29
177Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Toronto (YYZ)28
178Las Vegas (LAS) → Phoenix (PHX)28
179Houston (IAH) → Philadelphia (PHL)28
180Chicago (ORD) → Las Vegas (LAS)28
181Chicago (ORD) → Liberia (LIR)28
182London (LHR) → New York (JFK)27
183Kansas City (MCI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)27
184Philadelphia (PHL) → West Palm Beach (PBI)27
185Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Washington (DCA)27
186San Jose (SJC) → Charlotte (CLT)27
187Charlotte (CLT) → Norfolk (ORF)27
188New York (JFK) → London (LHR)26
189San Jose (SJC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)26
190New York (EWR) → Miami (MIA)26
191New Orleans (MSY) → Charlotte (CLT)26
192Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)26
193Philadelphia (PHL) → Charleston (CHS)26
194Charlotte (CLT) → Chicago (ORD)26
195Charleston (CHS) → Philadelphia (PHL)25
196Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Syracuse (SYR)25
197Charlotte (CLT) → Providence (PVD)25
198Baltimore (BWI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
199Philadelphia (PHL) → Austin (AUS)25
200Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Orlando (MCO)25
201Detroit (DTW) → Charlotte (CLT)25
202Los Angeles (LAX) → Boston (BOS)25
203St Louis (STL) → New York (LGA)25
204Orlando (MCO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
205Washington (IAD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
206Seattle (SEA) → Philadelphia (PHL)25
207Charlotte (CLT) → Seattle (SEA)25
208Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD)25
209Columbus (CMH) → Charlotte (CLT)24
210Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
211Toronto (YYZ) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
212Denver (DEN) → Phoenix (PHX)24
213Washington (DCA) → New Orleans (MSY)24
214Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)24
215New Orleans (MSY) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
216Philadelphia (PHL) → Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)23
217Phoenix (PHX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
218Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Atlanta (ATL)23
219Philadelphia (PHL) → Atlanta (ATL)23
220Tampa (TPA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
221Miami (MIA) → Washington (DCA)23
222Charleston (CHS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
223Portland (PDX) → Charlotte (CLT)23
224Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Phoenix (PHX)23
225Philadelphia (PHL) → Columbus (CMH)23
226Bangor (BGR) → Washington (DCA)23
227Spokane (GEG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
228West Palm Beach (PBI) → New York (LGA)23
229Silao (BJX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
230Phoenix (PHX) → Chicago (ORD)23
231Indianapolis (IND) → Charlotte (CLT)22
232San Antonio (SAT) → Chicago (ORD)22
233West Palm Beach (PBI) → Chicago (ORD)22
234Phoenix (PHX) → New York (JFK)22
235Minneapolis (MSP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)22
236Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)22
237Las Vegas (LAS) → Charlotte (CLT)22
238Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Houston (IAH)22
239Orlando (MCO) → Charlotte (CLT)22
240Richmond (RIC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)22
241New York (LGA) → New Orleans (MSY)22
242Washington (DCA) → Orlando (MCO)22
243Miami (MIA) → Seattle (SEA)22
244Chicago (ORD) → Hartford (BDL)22
245Tulsa (TUL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)21
246Chicago (ORD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)21
247New York (EWR) → Phoenix (PHX)21
248Charlotte (CLT) → Minneapolis (MSP)21
249St Louis (STL) → Boston (BOS)21
250Cozumel (CZM) → Chicago (ORD)21
251Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Santa Ana (SNA)20
252Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Fresno (FAT)20
253Charlotte (CLT) → Omaha (OMA)20
254Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
255Philadelphia (PHL) → Bangor (BGR)20
256Boston (BOS) → Austin (AUS)19
257Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD)19
258Ontario (ONT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
259Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)19
260Fort Myers (RSW) → Philadelphia (PHL)19
261Austin (AUS) → Philadelphia (PHL)19
262Tampa (TPA) → Philadelphia (PHL)19
263Minneapolis (MSP) → Charlotte (CLT)19
264Liberia (LIR) → Austin (AUS)19
265Chicago (ORD) → Phoenix (PHX)19
266London (LHR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
267St Louis (STL) → Phoenix (PHX)19
268Chicago (ORD) → Nashville (BNA)19
269Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) → Charlotte (CLT)18
270Atlanta (ATL) → Miami (MIA)18
271Boston (BOS) → New York (JFK)18
272Charlotte (CLT) → Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)18
273Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Charlotte (CLT)18
274Seattle (SEA) → Chicago (ORD)18
275Detroit (DTW) → Phoenix (PHX)18
276Phoenix (PHX) → Minneapolis (MSP)18
277Pittsburgh (PIT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18
278Gunnison (GUC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18
279Charlotte (CLT) → Portland (PWM)18
280Atlanta (ATL) → Chicago (ORD)18
281Munich (MUC) → Charlotte (CLT)18
282Las Vegas (LAS) → Austin (AUS)17
283Cleveland (CLE) → Philadelphia (PHL)17
284Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Jacksonville (JAX)17
285Houston (IAH) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)17
286San Francisco (SFO) → Chicago (ORD)17
287Kahului (OGG) → Los Angeles (LAX)17
288Tampa (TPA) → Phoenix (PHX)17
289San Juan (SJU) → Miami (MIA)17
290Chicago (ORD) → Providence (PVD)17
291Charlotte (CLT) → Orlando (MCO)17
292Calgary (YYC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)17
293Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Charlotte (CLT)17
294Louisville (SDF) → Charlotte (CLT)16
295New York (JFK) → Montego Bay (MBJ)16
296Reno (RNO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)16
297Austin (AUS) → Boston (BOS)16
298Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Chicago (ORD)16
299Charlotte (CLT) → Denver (DEN)16
300Orlando (MCO) → Washington (DCA)16

Top 10 American Airlines flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1AAL4Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)46
2AAL2459Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)39
3AAL657Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)38
4AAL166San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)36
5AAL2660Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)33
6AAL2470Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)32
7AAL274Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)29
8AAL1973Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)28
9AAL2387New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)28
10AAL2463Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)28

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.