AA6997 San FranciscoSFO · 19:30 LondonLHR
AA6997 by American Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR) for the Mon, Sep 21 departure.
en route from SFO to LHR
board checked 6m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 20:34 · typical taxi-out at SFO ≈ 13.9 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SFO and LHR 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How AA6997 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA6997 across the SFO and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~64 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA6997 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SFO and LHR published them.
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