AA61 distance and great-circle path
AA61 covers 10,378 km, or 6,448 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 68 by distance.
The plane leaves Dallas - Fort Worth heading north-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 DFW-HND route appears on a tracker map.
Why AA61 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 13.5 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 769 km/h. A Boeing 787-9 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Boeing 787-9 comfortably fly AA61?
Not really. It uses about 74% of the Boeing 787-9's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-9.
What to know about AA61
- Time change: you land 14 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
- Crosses the date line: the calendar date changes while you are in the air.