AA79American Airlines · LHR → DFW
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA79 LondonLHR · 14:45 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 19:10

AA79 by American Airlines flies from London (LHR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.

Right nowEn route to Dallas-Fort Worth · off blocks 15:05 · 20 min late
19:04

estimated arrival at DFW · local time · ~5h 33m from now

En routeAA79 · position estimated
LHRLondonDFWDallas-Fort Worth
Estimated from the boardsarr 19:04

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 15:05 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 11 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~28 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
09-15
+20 gate · −6 arrival
09-14
+11 gate · −24 arrival
09-13
+22 gate · +1 arrival
09-12
+22 gate · −7 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
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
LHR→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LHR 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 London to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA51departs 08:55
AA21departs 10:05
AA9602departs 11:05
AA9604departs 14:45
AA81departs 16:25
AA9603departs 16:25

If AA79 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from London to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA79 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA79 across the LHR and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 AA79 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
09-15LHR 14:45 15:05 (+20)DFW 19:10 19:04 (−6)
09-14LHR 14:45 14:56 (+11)DFW 19:10 18:46 (−24)
09-13LHR 14:45 15:07 (+22)DFW 19:10 19:11 (+1)
09-12LHR 14:45 15:07 (+22)DFW 19:10 19:03 (−7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N847MF, N843AN, N850AN, N848AN.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and DFW published them.

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