AA2038American Airlines · LAX → DFW
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA2038 Los AngelesLAX · 16:22 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 21:39

AA2038 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:22

scheduled from LAX

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+7 gate · −14 arrival
09-08
+7 gate · −14 arrival
09-07
+74 gate · +49 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
LAX→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
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA971departs 00:06
AA9831departs 03:05
AA2811departs 06:00
AA2746departs 07:00
AA3700departs 07:14
AA2766departs 08:00

If AA2038 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA2038 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA2038 across the LAX and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~7 min) but landed about 14 min early. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA2038 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
09-09LAX 16:22 16:29 (+7)DFW 21:39 21:25 (−14)
09-08LAX 16:22 16:29 (+7)DFW 21:39 21:25 (−14)
09-07LAX 16:22 17:36 (+74)DFW 21:39 22:28 (+49)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N988AL, N930AU, N536UW.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and DFW published them.

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