AA971American Airlines · LAX → DFW
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AA971 Los AngelesLAX · 00:35 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 05:40

AA971 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
17:22

scheduled from LAX

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~34 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
10-31
+15 gate · −19 arrival
10-30
+2 gate · −28 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · −21 arrival
10-28
+20 gate · −11 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 →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
LAX→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LAX and DFW 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 25°C to 29°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 DFW

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 16°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA842departs 00:55
AA968departs 01:15
AA6471departs 05:00
AA2320departs 06:00
AA2811departs 06:00
AA372departs 06:15

If AA971 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth 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 AA971 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA971 across the LAX and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 AA971 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
10-31LAX 00:35 00:50 (+15)DFW 05:40 05:21 (−19)
10-30LAX 00:35 00:37 (+2)DFW 05:40 05:12 (−28)
10-29LAX 00:35 00:47 (+12)DFW 05:40 05:19 (−21)
10-28LAX 00:35 00:55 (+20)DFW 05:40 05:29 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N952XV, N914UY, N158AN, N986AN.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and DFW published them.

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