AA1987American Airlines · LGA → DFW
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AA1987 New YorkLGA · 07:29 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 10:20

AA1987 by American Airlines flies from New York (LGA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Tue, Sep 22 departure.

Right nowEn route to Dallas-Fort Worth · off blocks 07:24 · 5 min early
En route

en route from LGA to DFW

En routeAA1987 · position estimated
LGANew YorkDFWDallas-Fort Worth
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:24 · typical taxi-out at LGA ≈ 12.6 min.

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-22
−5 gate · −15 arrival
09-21
−11 gate · −14 arrival
09-20
−10 gate · −22 arrival
09-19
−6 gate · −25 arrival
09-18
−5 gate · −9 arrival
09-17
−25 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
LGA→DFWevery 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
3.9%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LGA and DFW 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1597departs 06:15
AA3289departs 08:39
AA3113departs 10:10
AA2088departs 11:06
AA1609departs 12:55
AA1056departs 13:59

If AA1987 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA1987 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1987 across the LGA and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1987 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
09-22LGA 07:29 07:24 (−5)DFW 10:20 10:05 (−15)
09-21LGA 07:29 07:18 (−11)DFW 10:20 10:06 (−14)
09-20LGA 07:29 07:19 (−10)DFW 10:20 09:58 (−22)
09-19LGA 07:29 07:23 (−6)DFW 10:20 09:55 (−25)
09-18LGA 07:29 07:24 (−5)DFW 10:20 10:11 (−9)
09-17LGA DFW 10:20 09:55 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N995AN, N174US, N164NN, N166NN.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and DFW published them.

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