AA171American Airlines · JFK → LAX
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA171 New YorkJFK · 06:00 Los AngelesLAX · 09:23

AA171 by American Airlines flies from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Los Angeles · off blocks 06:00 · on schedule
08:21

estimated arrival at LAX · local time · ~4h 27m from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
LAX2,288 mi · ~4h 27m leftJFK
30,000 ftAltitudecruising
526 mphSpeed457 kt
290°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 34 min

⚖ AA171 typically leaves −3 and lands −41. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−41 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~38 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
+0 gate · −41 arrival
11-12
−3 gate · −47 arrival
11-11
−10 gate · −52 arrival
11-10
−2 gate · −14 arrival
11-09
−2 gate · −53 arrival
11-08
−4 gate · −66 arrival
11-07
+6 gate · −67 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 −41 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
+13 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by JFK (New York), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 New York

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low3°Clikely 2°C to 5°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 Los Angeles

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 21°C to 23°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
  • 76% chance of rain

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
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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
AA33departs 07:29
AA1departs 09:00
AA2365departs 09:59
AA3departs 11:30
AA255departs 12:30
AA341departs 16:29

If AA171 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AA171 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA171 across the JFK and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~36 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 AA171 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
11-13JFK 06:00 (+0)LAX 09:23 08:42 (−41)
11-12JFK 06:00 05:57 (−3)LAX 09:23 08:36 (−47)
11-11JFK 06:00 05:50 (−10)LAX 09:23 08:31 (−52)
11-10JFK 06:00 05:58 (−2)LAX 09:23 09:09 (−14)
11-09JFK 06:00 05:58 (−2)LAX 09:23 08:30 (−53)
11-08JFK 06:00 05:56 (−4)LAX 09:23 08:17 (−66)
11-07JFK 06:00 06:06 (+6)LAX 09:23 08:16 (−67)
11-06JFK 06:00 06:02 (+2)LAX 09:23 08:42 (−41)
11-05JFK 06:00 05:55 (−5)LAX 09:23 08:40 (−43)
11-04JFK 06:00 05:58 (−2)LAX 09:23 08:48 (−35)
11-03JFK 06:00 06:18 (+18)LAX 09:23 08:44 (−39)
11-02JFK 06:00 05:57 (−3)LAX 09:23 08:34 (−49)
11-01JFK 06:00 05:54 (−6)LAX 09:23 08:50 (−33)
10-31JFK 06:30 06:27 (−3)LAX 09:41 09:42 (+1)
10-30JFK 06:30 06:24 (−6)LAX 09:41 09:12 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N301NY, N315XR, N302NY, N306XR.

Board clocks recorded as JFK and LAX published them.

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