AA255American Airlines · JFK → LAX
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA255 New YorkJFK · 12:30 Los AngelesLAX · 15:49

AA255 by American Airlines flies from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 34
12:30

departs JFK · on schedule

⚖ AA255 typically leaves −3 and lands −41. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
−24 arrival
11-12
−10 gate · −24 arrival
11-11
−4 gate · −41 arrival
11-10
−4 gate · −28 arrival
11-09
+20 gate · −45 arrival
11-08
−2 gate · −51 arrival
11-07
+1 gate · −43 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 · 13 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
AA171departs 06:00
AA33departs 07:29
AA1departs 09:00
AA2365departs 09:59
AA3departs 11:30
AA341departs 16:29

If AA255 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 AA255 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA255 across the JFK and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 6/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA255 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 12:30LAX 15:49 15:25 (−24)
11-12JFK 12:30 12:20 (−10)LAX 15:49 15:25 (−24)
11-11JFK 12:30 12:26 (−4)LAX 15:49 15:08 (−41)
11-10JFK 12:30 12:26 (−4)LAX 15:49 15:21 (−28)
11-09JFK 12:30 12:50 (+20)LAX 15:49 15:04 (−45)
11-08JFK 12:30 12:28 (−2)LAX 15:49 14:58 (−51)
11-07JFK 12:30 12:31 (+1)LAX 15:49 15:06 (−43)
11-06JFK 12:30 13:52 (+82)LAX 15:49 16:44 (+55)
11-05JFK 12:30 12:22 (−8)LAX 15:49 15:02 (−47)
11-04JFK 12:30 12:27 (−3)LAX 15:49 15:15 (−34)
11-03JFK 12:30 12:24 (−6)LAX 15:49 15:07 (−42)
11-02JFK 12:30 12:25 (−5)LAX 15:49 14:54 (−55)
11-01JFK 12:30 12:37 (+7)LAX 15:49 15:15 (−34)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N110AN, N101NN, N116AN, N111ZM.

Board clocks recorded as JFK and LAX published them.

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