AA178 New YorkJFK · 12:20 Los AngelesLAX · 15:15
AA178 by American Airlines flies from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX).
scheduled from JFK
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New York to Los Angeles flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA178 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 AA178 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA178 across the JFK and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left right on schedule but landed about 42 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA178 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N774AN.
Board clocks recorded as JFK and LAX published them.
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Pro Flight Search — AA178 New York to Los Angeles on-time performance, measured from the JFK and LAX airport boards.
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