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 68 days of our own live tracking we logged 17980 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)186
2Washington (DCA) → New York (LGA)170
3New York (JFK) → Los Angeles (LAX)168
4Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)159
5New York (LGA) → Washington (DCA)141
6New York (LGA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)139
7Miami (MIA) → New York (LGA)136
8Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago (ORD)130
9Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (LGA)128
10Charlotte (CLT) → Boston (BOS)122
11Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Philadelphia (PHL)119
12San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)116
13Philadelphia (PHL) → Charlotte (CLT)115
14Los Angeles (LAX) → Philadelphia (PHL)113
15New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)111
16New York (JFK) → Charlotte (CLT)110
17Chicago (ORD) → New York (LGA)103
18Boston (BOS) → Miami (MIA)101
19New York (LGA) → Miami (MIA)97
20Philadelphia (PHL) → Los Angeles (LAX)96
21Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)94
22New York (LGA) → Charlotte (CLT)94
23Charlotte (CLT) → New York (EWR)92
24Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)92
25New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)91
26San Francisco (SFO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)87
27Miami (MIA) → Philadelphia (PHL)87
28Philadelphia (PHL) → Miami (MIA)86
29Philadelphia (PHL) → Phoenix (PHX)86
30Denver (DEN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)85
31New York (JFK) → Miami (MIA)84
32Chicago (ORD) → Boston (BOS)84
33Charlotte (CLT) → San Francisco (SFO)84
34Charlotte (CLT) → Philadelphia (PHL)83
35Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Boston (BOS)82
36Boston (BOS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)82
37New York (JFK) → San Francisco (SFO)81
38Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)80
39Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New Orleans (MSY)79
40Santa Ana (SNA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)78
41Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD)77
42Phoenix (PHX) → Philadelphia (PHL)77
43Washington (DCA) → Boston (BOS)74
44Boston (BOS) → Charlotte (CLT)73
45Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tampa (TPA)73
46Philadelphia (PHL) → Las Vegas (LAS)73
47Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → New York (LGA)72
48Charlotte (CLT) → New York (LGA)70
49Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Austin (AUS)70
50Boston (BOS) → Washington (DCA)70
51Phoenix (PHX) → San Francisco (SFO)69
52Washington (DCA) → Chicago (ORD)68
53Chicago (ORD) → Charlotte (CLT)68
54New Orleans (MSY) → Philadelphia (PHL)68
55Washington (DCA) → Portland (PWM)66
56Philadelphia (PHL) → Orlando (MCO)66
57Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (EWR)66
58Miami (MIA) → New Orleans (MSY)65
59Chicago (ORD) → Philadelphia (PHL)64
60Indianapolis (IND) → Philadelphia (PHL)62
61Chicago (ORD) → Washington (DCA)61
62San Diego (SAN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)61
63San Francisco (SFO) → Phoenix (PHX)61
64San Diego (SAN) → Phoenix (PHX)61
65San Francisco (SFO) → Charlotte (CLT)61
66Miami (MIA) → Chicago (ORD)59
67Washington (DCA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)58
68Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Antonio (SAT)58
69Boston (BOS) → Philadelphia (PHL)57
70New York (EWR) → Charlotte (CLT)57
71San Francisco (SFO) → Philadelphia (PHL)56
72San Diego (SAN) → Philadelphia (PHL)56
73Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)56
74Boston (BOS) → Chicago (ORD)55
75Las Vegas (LAS) → Philadelphia (PHL)54
76Washington (DCA) → Phoenix (PHX)54
77Charlotte (CLT) → Phoenix (PHX)54
78Chicago (ORD) → Los Angeles (LAX)52
79Portland (PWM) → Washington (DCA)52
80Philadelphia (PHL) → San Francisco (SFO)52
81Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Detroit (DTW)51
82Philadelphia (PHL) → San Diego (SAN)51
83Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Diego (SAN)50
84Chicago (ORD) → New York (EWR)50
85New York (JFK) → Phoenix (PHX)50
86Charlotte (CLT) → New Orleans (MSY)49
87San Diego (SAN) → Charlotte (CLT)49
88Los Angeles (LAX) → Chicago (ORD)47
89Philadelphia (PHL) → Portland (PWM)46
90Boston (BOS) → Phoenix (PHX)46
91New York (LGA) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)46
92Philadelphia (PHL) → Montego Bay (MBJ)46
93Washington (DCA) → Providence (PVD)46
94Sacramento (SMF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)46
95Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)46
96Miami (MIA) → San Francisco (SFO)46
97Boston (BOS) → Los Angeles (LAX)46
98Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)46
99Charlotte (CLT) → Madison (MSN)45
100Denver (DEN) → Philadelphia (PHL)45
101Jacksonville (JAX) → Charlotte (CLT)45
102Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)45
103Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (JFK)44
104Philadelphia (PHL) → Indianapolis (IND)44
105Los Angeles (LAX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)44
106Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Myers (RSW)44
107Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Philadelphia (PHL)43
108Philadelphia (PHL) → Boston (BOS)43
109New York (EWR) → Chicago (ORD)43
110San Antonio (SAT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)43
111Philadelphia (PHL) → New Orleans (MSY)42
112Kansas City (MCI) → Charlotte (CLT)41
113Austin (AUS) → Los Angeles (LAX)41
114Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Las Vegas (LAS)41
115Miami (MIA) → Los Angeles (LAX)41
116Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)41
117Phoenix (PHX) → Austin (AUS)40
118Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tucson (TUS)40
119Phoenix (PHX) → Boston (BOS)40
120Las Vegas (LAS) → Chicago (ORD)40
121Chicago (ORD) → Miami (MIA)39
122Chicago (ORD) → Orlando (MCO)39
123Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)39
124Phoenix (PHX) → New York (EWR)39
125Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Miami (MIA)38
126Philadelphia (PHL) → Hartford (BDL)38
127Orlando (MCO) → Philadelphia (PHL)38
128San Francisco (SFO) → Miami (MIA)38
129Las Vegas (LAS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)37
130San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)37
131Pittsburgh (PIT) → Philadelphia (PHL)37
132Miami (MIA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)36
133Nashville (BNA) → Chicago (ORD)36
134Phoenix (PHX) → Washington (DCA)36
135New Orleans (MSY) → Washington (DCA)36
136Charlotte (CLT) → Cleveland (CLE)35
137Detroit (DTW) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)35
138Charlotte (CLT) → Indianapolis (IND)35
139Los Angeles (LAX) → Charlotte (CLT)35
140Chicago (ORD) → San Diego (SAN)35
141Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Minneapolis (MSP)35
142Philadelphia (PHL) → Pittsburgh (PIT)35
143Washington (DCA) → Charlotte (CLT)34
144Miami (MIA) → Boston (BOS)34
145Washington (DCA) → Miami (MIA)34
146Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)34
147Austin (AUS) → Phoenix (PHX)34
148Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Charlotte (CLT)34
149Miami (MIA) → New York (JFK)34
150Philadelphia (PHL) → Tampa (TPA)34
151Phoenix (PHX) → San Diego (SAN)34
152Austin (AUS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
153Austin (AUS) → New York (JFK)33
154El Paso (ELP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
155Portland (PWM) → Philadelphia (PHL)33
156Phoenix (PHX) → San Jose (SJC)32
157Nashville (BNA) → Philadelphia (PHL)32
158Cleveland (CLE) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)32
159Philadelphia (PHL) → Charleston (CHS)32
160Toronto (YYZ) → Miami (MIA)32
161Seattle (SEA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)32
162Los Angeles (LAX) → Washington (DCA)32
163St Louis (STL) → Philadelphia (PHL)32
164Fort Myers (RSW) → Chicago (ORD)32
165Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)32
166Phoenix (PHX) → Charlotte (CLT)32
167Atlanta (ATL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)31
168Hartford (BDL) → Charlotte (CLT)31
169Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Washington (DCA)31
170Orlando (MCO) → Chicago (ORD)31
171Tampa (TPA) → Charlotte (CLT)31
172Phoenix (PHX) → Santa Ana (SNA)31
173Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Toronto (YYZ)30
174New Orleans (MSY) → Charlotte (CLT)30
175Columbus (CMH) → Philadelphia (PHL)30
176Philadelphia (PHL) → West Palm Beach (PBI)30
177Portland (PDX) → Phoenix (PHX)30
178Washington (DCA) → Bangor (BGR)30
179Chicago (ORD) → Las Vegas (LAS)30
180Charlotte (CLT) → Chicago (ORD)30
181Portland (PDX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)30
182New York (JFK) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)30
183London (LHR) → New York (JFK)29
184Charleston (CHS) → Philadelphia (PHL)29
185Las Vegas (LAS) → Phoenix (PHX)29
186Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Denver (DEN)29
187Houston (IAH) → Philadelphia (PHL)29
188Chicago (ORD) → Liberia (LIR)29
189Kansas City (MCI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)28
190Washington (DCA) → New Orleans (MSY)28
191Detroit (DTW) → Charlotte (CLT)28
192New Orleans (MSY) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)28
193Washington (IAD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)28
194San Jose (SJC) → Charlotte (CLT)28
195Charlotte (CLT) → Norfolk (ORF)28
196New York (JFK) → London (LHR)27
197San Jose (SJC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)27
198Charlotte (CLT) → Providence (PVD)27
199Toronto (YYZ) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)27
200Denver (DEN) → Phoenix (PHX)27
201Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Orlando (MCO)27
202Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)27
203St Louis (STL) → New York (LGA)27
204Miami (MIA) → Washington (DCA)27
205Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)27
206Indianapolis (IND) → Charlotte (CLT)26
207Philadelphia (PHL) → Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)26
208New York (EWR) → Miami (MIA)26
209Philadelphia (PHL) → Austin (AUS)26
210Los Angeles (LAX) → Boston (BOS)26
211Seattle (SEA) → Philadelphia (PHL)26
212Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD)26
213Boston (BOS) → Austin (AUS)25
214Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Syracuse (SYR)25
215Baltimore (BWI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
216Phoenix (PHX) → New York (JFK)25
217Orlando (MCO) → Charlotte (CLT)25
218Philadelphia (PHL) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)25
219Orlando (MCO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
220Bangor (BGR) → Washington (DCA)25
221Spokane (GEG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25
222Charlotte (CLT) → Seattle (SEA)25
223Columbus (CMH) → Charlotte (CLT)24
224Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
225Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Atlanta (ATL)24
226Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Santa Ana (SNA)24
227Tampa (TPA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
228Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Fresno (FAT)24
229Charleston (CHS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
230Portland (PDX) → Charlotte (CLT)24
231Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Phoenix (PHX)24
232Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Houston (IAH)24
233Richmond (RIC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
234Silao (BJX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)24
235Washington (DCA) → Orlando (MCO)24
236Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Charlotte (CLT)24
237West Palm Beach (PBI) → New York (LGA)24
238Phoenix (PHX) → Chicago (ORD)24
239Phoenix (PHX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
240San Antonio (SAT) → Chicago (ORD)23
241Philadelphia (PHL) → Atlanta (ATL)23
242Minneapolis (MSP) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
243New York (EWR) → Phoenix (PHX)23
244Philadelphia (PHL) → Columbus (CMH)23
245London (LHR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)23
246Miami (MIA) → Seattle (SEA)23
247Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) → Charlotte (CLT)22
248Chicago (ORD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)22
249West Palm Beach (PBI) → Chicago (ORD)22
250Las Vegas (LAS) → Charlotte (CLT)22
251Fort Myers (RSW) → Philadelphia (PHL)22
252Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)22
253Detroit (DTW) → Phoenix (PHX)22
254Charlotte (CLT) → Minneapolis (MSP)22
255New York (LGA) → New Orleans (MSY)22
256Chicago (ORD) → Hartford (BDL)22
257Atlanta (ATL) → Chicago (ORD)22
258Tulsa (TUL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)21
259San Francisco (SFO) → Chicago (ORD)21
260Charlotte (CLT) → Omaha (OMA)21
261Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)21
262Austin (AUS) → Philadelphia (PHL)21
263Minneapolis (MSP) → Charlotte (CLT)21
264Liberia (LIR) → Austin (AUS)21
265St Louis (STL) → Boston (BOS)21
266Cozumel (CZM) → Chicago (ORD)21
267Calgary (YYC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)21
268Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD)20
269Tampa (TPA) → Philadelphia (PHL)20
270Gunnison (GUC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)20
271Chicago (ORD) → Phoenix (PHX)20
272Philadelphia (PHL) → St Louis (STL)20
273St Louis (STL) → Phoenix (PHX)20
274Philadelphia (PHL) → Bangor (BGR)20
275Munich (MUC) → Charlotte (CLT)20
276Las Vegas (LAS) → Austin (AUS)19
277Cleveland (CLE) → Philadelphia (PHL)19
278Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Charlotte (CLT)19
279Ontario (ONT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
280Austin (AUS) → Boston (BOS)19
281Tampa (TPA) → Phoenix (PHX)19
282Phoenix (PHX) → Minneapolis (MSP)19
283Pittsburgh (PIT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)19
284Charlotte (CLT) → Portland (PWM)19
285Charlotte (CLT) → St Louis (STL)19
286New York (JFK) → Austin (AUS)19
287Chicago (ORD) → Nashville (BNA)19
288Atlanta (ATL) → Miami (MIA)18
289Boston (BOS) → New York (JFK)18
290Louisville (SDF) → Miami (MIA)18
291Charlotte (CLT) → Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)18
292Reno (RNO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18
293Kahului (OGG) → Los Angeles (LAX)18
294Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Chicago (ORD)18
295Seattle (SEA) → Chicago (ORD)18
296San Juan (SJU) → Miami (MIA)18
297Orlando (MCO) → Washington (DCA)18
298Philadelphia (PHL) → Cleveland (CLE)18
299Miami (MIA) → Phoenix (PHX)18
300Louisville (SDF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)18

Top 10 American Airlines flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1AAL4Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK)48
2AAL166San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)41
3AAL2459Cedar Rapids (CID) → Charlotte (CLT)41
4AAL657Charlotte (CLT) → Hartford (BDL)40
5AAL2470Charlotte (CLT) → Las Vegas (LAS)36
6AAL2660Phoenix (PHX) → Portland (PDX)35
7AAL2387New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)33
8AAL2463Santa Ana (SNA) → Phoenix (PHX)32
9AAL1973Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Francisco (SFO)30
10AAL2454New Orleans (MSY) → Philadelphia (PHL)30

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.