AA979 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 17:30 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 21:14
AA979 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).
scheduled from DFW
Where the minutes go
last 3 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 DFW and RDU 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 DFW
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
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 RDU
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA979 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DFW 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 AA979 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA979 across the DFW and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~15 min) but landed about 9 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA979 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N992NN, N347TT, N314VB.
Board clocks recorded as DFW and RDU published them.
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Pro Flight Search: AA979 Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham on-time performance, measured from the DFW and RDU airport boards.
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