AA997American Airlines · PDX → EZE
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AA997 PortlandPDX · 05:20 Buenos AiresEZE · 11:13

AA997 by American Airlines flies from Portland (PDX) to Buenos Aires (EZE).

Same number through PDX → DFW → EZE

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:00

scheduled from PDX

Typical gate push−9 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
−9 gate
10-31
−6 gate
10-30
+85 gate
10-29
−10 gate
10-28
−9 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PDXPortlandOn-time likelyPDX delay board →
EZEBuenos AiresOn-time likelyEZE delay board →
PDX→EZEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PDX and EZE 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 Portland

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
Low11°Clikely 8°C to 12°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 Dallas-Fort Worth

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low12°Clikely 11°C to 13°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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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Portland to Buenos Aires flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA2104departs 05:00
AA1384departs 06:00
AA2815departs 07:00
AA2655departs 11:57
AA2496departs 14:34
AA3163departs 23:49

If AA997 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Portland to Buenos Aires on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PDX 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 AA997 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA997 across the PDX and EZE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA997 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
11-11PDX 05:20 05:11 (−9)EZE
10-31PDX 05:20 05:14 (−6)EZE
10-30PDX 05:20 06:45 (+85)EZE
10-29PDX 05:20 05:10 (−10)EZE
10-28PDX 05:20 05:11 (−9)EZE

Aircraft

Recent tails: N540UW, N128AN, N126AN, N987AM.

Board clocks recorded as PDX and EZE published them.

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