AA979American Airlines · DFW → RDU
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed American Airlines

AA979 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 17:15 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 21:04

AA979 by American Airlines flies from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.

Right nowDescending into Raleigh/Durham · off blocks 17:13 · 2 min early
20:51

estimated arrival at RDU · local time · ~19 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
DFW78 mi · ~19 min leftRDU
21,700 ftAltitudedescending
534 mphSpeed464 kt
123°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 2m

Typical gate push+35 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~48 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+41+83+124 min
09-14
−2 gate · −13 arrival
09-13
+124 gate · +114 arrival
09-12
−6 gate · −15 arrival
09-11
+35 gate

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
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
DFW→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions 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. 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2683departs 07:02
AA2693departs 09:30
AA2091departs 12:00
AA1888departs 14:45
AA542departs 20:00

If 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. 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. Usually lands ~117 min late. Based on 2 confirmed landings · 1/2 within 15 min of schedule.

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.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-14DFW 17:15 17:13 (−2)RDU 21:04 20:51 (−13)
09-13DFW 17:15 19:19 (+124)RDU 21:04 22:58 (+114)
09-12DFW 17:15 17:09 (−6)RDU 21:04 20:49 (−15)
09-11DFW 17:15 17:50 (+35)RDU

Aircraft

Recent tails: N316UV, N321RL, N306SW.

Board clocks recorded as DFW and RDU published them.

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