AA117American Airlines · JFK → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA117 New YorkJFK · 20:20 Los AngelesLAX · 23:26

AA117 by American Airlines flies from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 3 · as of 10:55
20:20

departs JFK · on schedule

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+80 minmedian over 12 operations
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+32+64+96 min
09-18
+80 arrival
09-17
+43 gate · +0 arrival
09-16
+11 gate · −10 arrival
09-15
+72 gate · +84 arrival
09-14
+7 gate · −16 arrival
09-13
+96 gate · +96 arrival
09-12
+0 gate · +29 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +80 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JFKNew YorkOn-time likelyJFK delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
JFK→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at JFK and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Los Angeles flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA171departs 06:00
AA33departs 07:00
AA2459departs 07:59
AA1departs 08:29
AA3departs 10:20
AA255departs 14:35

If AA117 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JFK local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA117 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA117 across the JFK and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~83 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 5/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA117 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-18JFK 20:20LAX 23:26 00:46 (+80)
09-17JFK 20:20 21:03 (+43)LAX 23:26 (+0)
09-16JFK 20:20 20:31 (+11)LAX 23:26 23:16 (−10)
09-15JFK 20:20 21:32 (+72)LAX 23:26 00:50 (+84)
09-14JFK 20:20 20:27 (+7)LAX 23:26 23:10 (−16)
09-13JFK 20:20 21:56 (+96)LAX 23:26 01:02 (+96)
09-12JFK 20:20 (+0)LAX 23:26 23:55 (+29)
09-11JFK 20:20 20:13 (−7)LAX 23:26 00:46 (+80)
09-10JFK 20:20 20:19 (−1)LAX 23:26 01:30 (+124)
09-09JFK 20:20 22:16 (+116)LAX 23:26 01:15 (+109)
09-08JFK 20:00 19:58 (−2)LAX 23:13 22:22 (−51)
09-07JFK 20:00 19:57 (−3)LAX 23:13 22:28 (−45)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N103NN, N116AN, N105NN, N113AN.

Board clocks recorded as JFK and LAX published them.

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