American Airlines· Callsign AAL1 ·Daily

AA1 from New York to Los Angeles, tracked live

American's historic flagship transcontinental flight number, flown with a premium-heavy three-class narrowbody.

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JFK
New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
08:00 EDT (UTC-4)
6h 25m
3,974 km · 2,470 mi
Non-stop
LAX
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
11:25 PDT (UTC-7)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A321T
typical equipment
Distance
3,974 km
2,146 nautical miles
Heading
274°
tracks west
Clock change
-3 h
on arrival
Block speed
619 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
67%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#258
of 439 tracked routes

Follow AA1 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

AA1 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 08:00 at JFK. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

AA1 at a glance

  • The trip: 3,974 km (2,470 miles) from New York to Los Angeles, flying west.
  • How long: 6h 25m gate to gate. That is about 619 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 3 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A321T. This route uses about 67% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of JFK in early morning, into LAX in mid-morning.

AA1 route overview: JFK to LAX

AA1 distance and great-circle path

AA1 covers 3,974 km, or 2,470 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 258 by distance.

The plane leaves New York heading west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the JFK-LAX route appears on a tracker map.

Why AA1 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 6.4 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 619 km/h. An Airbus A321T cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Airbus A321T comfortably fly AA1?

Not really. It uses about 67% of the Airbus A321T's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321T.

What to know about AA1

  • Time change: you land 3 hours behind the time you left.

AA1 against the rest of the JFK-LAX pairing

We track 4 scheduled services between New York and Los Angeles, flown by 4 different carriers. Among them, it is the only one flown with an Airbus A321T.

Measured against AA1, which pushes back at 08:00:

Block time is gate to gate, so it counts taxi at both ends. That is why two flights covering identical distance rarely share a scheduled duration.

AA1 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of AA1 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-28. Those records contain 5 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 337 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-28 tracked in flight 13:51 UTC 19:22 UTC 5h 30m
2026-10-27 tracked in flight 13:59 UTC 19:11 UTC 5h 12m
2026-10-26 tracked in flight 13:18 UTC 19:29 UTC 6h 12m
2026-10-25 tracked in flight 14:01 UTC 19:14 UTC 5h 12m
2026-10-24 tracked in flight 12:34 UTC 18:11 UTC 5h 37m
2026-10-23 tracked in flight 12:43 UTC 18:24 UTC 5h 41m
2026-10-22 tracked in flight 12:49 UTC 18:27 UTC 5h 38m

“First/last tracked” are when AA1 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on AA1

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including American Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport New York, United States · live radar →
LAX Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, United States · live radar →
A321 Airbus A321 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does AA1 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A321-200, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown3,974 km
AircraftAirbus A321
Fuel burn rate3.61 kg per km
Fuel burned14,346 kg
CO2, whole flight45.3 tonnes
Seats, typical layout185
Passengers carried154 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger294 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 294 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy163 seats, 135 flown
242 kg CO2 per seat
Business22 seats, 18 flown
702 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, AA1 emits what 756 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 1,732 km, or 8,411 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 3,974 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put AA1 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from New York

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
BA117London (LHR) → New York (JFK) BA117 flight tracker →
DL496New York (JFK) → Dallas - Fort Worth (DFW) A220 100DL496 flight tracker →
DL314New York (JFK) → San Francisco (SFO) Airbus A220-300DL314 flight tracker →
B61318New York (JFK) → Boston (BOS) Airbus A220-300B61318 flight tracker →
AA1006New York (JFK) → Miami (MIA) Boeing 737 MAX 8AA1006 flight tracker →
DL1085New York (JFK) → Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 737-900ERDL1085 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to AA1

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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AA1 frequently asked questions

How long is the AA1 flight?

New York to Los Angeles is 3,974 km (2,470 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 6.4 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates AA1?

Typically an Airbus A321T (full specifications), using roughly 67% of that type's published range.

Does AA1 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 08:00 local from JFK. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Who else flies New York to Los Angeles?

We track 4 scheduled services on this pairing across 4 carriers: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways. The others are AS11, B6615, DL1085. Against them, AA1 stands out because it is the only one flown with an Airbus A321T.

Can I track AA1 live?

Yes. Whenever AA1 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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