AA118American Airlines · LAX → JFK
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA118 Los AngelesLAX · 06:05 New YorkJFK · 14:59

AA118 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowIn the air to New York
15:07

estimated arrival at JFK · local time · ~3h 53m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
LAX1,905 mi · ~3h 53m leftJFK
33,000 ftAltitudecruising
503 mphSpeed437 kt
75°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 24m

⚖ AA118 typically leaves +13 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+2 gate · −36 arrival
10-30
+13 gate · −46 arrival
10-29
+19 gate · −27 arrival
10-28
+15 gate · −17 arrival
10-27
+4 gate · −29 arrival
10-26
+9 gate · −17 arrival
10-25
+25 gate · +5 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+13 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by JFK (New York), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at New York

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Los Angeles to New York flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA114departs 00:35
AA9781departs 06:07
AA2departs 06:30
AA307departs 08:00
AA238departs 08:50
AA32departs 11:04

If AA118 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA118 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA118 across the LAX and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA118 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
10-31LAX 06:05 06:07 (+2)JFK 14:36 14:00 (−36)
10-30LAX 06:05 06:18 (+13)JFK 14:36 13:50 (−46)
10-29LAX 06:05 06:24 (+19)JFK 14:36 14:09 (−27)
10-28LAX 06:05 06:20 (+15)JFK 14:36 14:19 (−17)
10-27LAX 06:05 06:09 (+4)JFK 14:36 14:07 (−29)
10-26LAX 06:05 06:14 (+9)JFK 14:36 14:19 (−17)
10-25LAX 06:05 06:30 (+25)JFK 14:36 14:41 (+5)
10-24LAX 06:05 06:34 (+29)JFK 14:36 14:29 (−7)
10-23LAX 06:05 06:09 (+4)JFK 14:36 14:18 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N105NN, N116AN, N103NN, N111ZM.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and JFK published them.

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