AA397American Airlines · BOS → DFW
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA397 BostonBOS · 06:45 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 09:58

AA397 by American Airlines flies from Boston (BOS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowDescending into Dallas-Fort Worth
09:38

estimated arrival at DFW · local time

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
DFW2 mi leftBOS
400 ftAltitudedescending
174 mphSpeed151 kt
180°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 3h 34m

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-17
+13 gate · −24 arrival
08-16
+20 gate · −13 arrival
08-15
+10 gate · −27 arrival
08-14
+58 gate · +21 arrival
08-13
+10 gate · −29 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
BOS→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
54%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+25 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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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T
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T
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Boston to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2527departs 05:51
AA2906departs 07:30
AA701departs 08:15
AA479departs 09:19
AA1438departs 13:02
AA1442departs 14:32

If AA397 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Boston to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA397 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA397 across the BOS and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 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 AA397 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
08-17BOS 06:45 06:58 (+13)DFW 09:58 09:34 (−24)
08-16BOS 06:45 07:05 (+20)DFW 09:58 09:45 (−13)
08-15BOS 06:45 06:55 (+10)DFW 09:58 09:31 (−27)
08-14BOS 06:45 07:43 (+58)DFW 09:58 10:19 (+21)
08-13BOS 06:45 06:55 (+10)DFW 09:58 09:29 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N317VE, N324SH, N304UF, N342RX.

Board clocks recorded as BOS and DFW published them.

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