AA521American Airlines · LAX → BNA
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA521 Los AngelesLAX · 17:33 NashvilleBNA · 23:34

AA521 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Nashville (BNA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
07:45

scheduled from LAX

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~33 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-10
+5 gate · −33 arrival
10-29
+8 gate · −19 arrival
10-28
+10 gate · −20 arrival
10-27
+5 gate · −33 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 →
BNANashvilleOn-time likelyBNA delay board →
LAX→BNAevery 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
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LAX and BNA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 LAX

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 24°C to 30°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 19°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 BNA

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 24°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 8°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.

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 Nashville flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA1233departs 10:56
AA2091departs 17:38

If AA521 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Nashville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX 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 AA521 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA521 across the LAX and BNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA521 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
11-10LAX 17:33 17:38 (+5)BNA 23:34 23:01 (−33)
10-29LAX 17:33 17:41 (+8)BNA 23:34 23:15 (−19)
10-28LAX 17:33 17:43 (+10)BNA 23:34 23:14 (−20)
10-27LAX 17:33 17:38 (+5)BNA 23:34 23:01 (−33)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N433AN, N458AL, N420AN, N461AN.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and BNA published them.

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