AA971 Los AngelesLAX · 00:35 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 05:40
AA971 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Thu, Oct 22 departure.
estimated arrival at DFW · local time · ~27 min from now
position updated 8m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 1h 58m
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +10 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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. 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 departuresEach 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 AirlinesIf 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. 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 ~10 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.
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.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N562UW, N988AL, N907AA, N848NN.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and DFW published them.
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