Summary

  • DFW has 211 flights to CUN with 39,676 seats and faces competition from 5 airlines.
  • MIA has 1,276 flights to MEX with 15,308 seats and competes with three airlines.
  • DFW routes to SJD, MEX, & QRO have high seat availability but limited or no competition.

As we move into the busy summer travel season, we thought looking at the number of American Airlines flights between the USA and Mexico would be fun. The numbers listed below are American Airlines flights to Mexico for July 2024.

Using data published by the aviation analytics website Cirium, we have put together a list of American Airlines’ top United States to Mexico routes based on the number of seats available. We have also noted what other airlines American Airlines competes with on the same routes.

American Airlines’ top routes from the USA to Mexico

Route map of American Airlines june 2024 flights from USA to Mexico

Photo: GCMaps

DFW to CUN

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 211 flights between Cancún International Airport (CUN), with 39,676 seats available in each direction. For the 2 hr 40 min flight, American Airlines uses an Airbus A321. On the route, American Airlines competes with Aeromexico, VivaAerobus, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and Sun Country Airlines.

DFW to SJD

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 150 flights between Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), with 28,374 seats available in each direction. For the 2 hr 55 minute flight, American Airlines uses an Airbus A321 and faces no competition from any other airline.

CLT to CUN

American Airlines AIRBUS A321-211

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 120 flights between Cancún International Airport (CUN), with 22,800 seats available in each direction. For the 3-hour flight, American Airlines uses an Airbus A321 and faces no competition from any other airline.

DFW to PVR

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 120 flights between Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR), with 21,144 seats available in each direction. For the 2 hr 40 min flight, American Airlines uses a Boeing 737-800.

DFW to MEX

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 120 flights between it and Mexico City International Airport (MEX), with 20,640 seats available in each direction. For the 2 hr 50 min flight, American Airlines uses a Boeing 737-800. American Airlines competes with Aeromexico and low-cost Mexican airline Volaris on the DFW to MEX route.

MIA to CUN

Miami International Airport (MIA) has 124 flights between Cancún International Airport (CUN), with 19,964 seats available in each direction. American Airlines uses an Airbus A321neo or a Boeing 737-800 for the two-hour flight. The only competition on the route is from Frontier Airlines.

DFW to GDL

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 92 flights between it and Guadalajara International Airport (GDL), with 15,824 seats available in each direction. For the 2 hr 30 min flight, American Airlines uses a Boeing 737-800. On the DFW to GDL route, American Airlines competes with Frontier Airlines and Mexican low-cost airline Volaris.

DFW to QRO

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has 92 flights between Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), with 15,824 seats available in each direction. For the 2 hr 20 minute flight, American Airlines uses a Boeing 737-800. On the route, American Airlines has no competition with any other airline. Located in the municipalities of Colón and El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) operates as an alternative airport to Mexico City International Airport (MEX).

MIA to MEX

American Airlines / Boeing 737-8 MAX

Miami International Airport (MIA) has 1,276 flights between Mexico City International Airport (MEX), with 15,308 seats available in each direction. For the 3 hr 30 min flight, American Airlines uses a Boeing 737 MAX 8. On the route, it competes with Aeromexico, Frontier Airlines, and Mexico’s low-cost carrier, Volaris.

About American Airlines

Headquartered in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, American Airlines has grown to become the world’s largest airline by the number of scheduled passengers carried. Together with its domestic subsidiary American Eagle, regional partners, and affiliates, American Airlines operates 6,800 domestic and international flights per day to around 350 destinations in 48 countries.

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Using a hub-and-spoke business plan that concentrates most of its flights from large airports with feeder flights to and from smaller airports called “spokes,” American Airlines can offer passengers many destinations in the United States and overseas. American Airlines operates hubs at the following airports:

  • Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
  • Charlotte Douglas International Airport(CLT)
  • Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
  • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Miami International Airport (MIA)
  • New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
  • New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

American Airlines oneworld alliance

At a press conference held in London, England, on September 21, 1998, American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines International, Cathay Pacific, and Qantas announced they were forming a global codesharing alliance. Calling it the “oneworld alliance,” the codesharing partnership now includes the following airlines:

  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Finnair
  • Iberia
  • Japan Airlines
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Qantas
  • Qatar Airways
  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Royal Jordanian
  • Srilankan Airlines
  • FIJI Airways
  • Oman Air

Canadian Airlines International was taken over by Air Canada in January 2001, leaving the oneworld alliance and becoming a part of the Star Alliance.

American airlines oneworld aircraft

Photo: oneworld alliance

American Airlines current fleet

According to the aviation data and statistics website ch-aviation, American Airlines has a current fleet of 1,003 aircraft made up of the following planes:

  • Airbus A319-100 x 133
  • Airbus A320-200 x 48
  • Airbus A321-200 x 218
  • Airbus A321-200neo x 10
  • Airbus A321-200NX x 70
  • Airbus A330-200 x 15
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8 x 60
  • Boeing 737-800 x 303
  • Boeing 777-200ERs x 47
  • Boeing 777-300ERs x 20
  • Boeing 787-8 x 37
  • Boeing 787-9 x 22
  • McDonnell Douglas MD-83 x 20 that are listed as being inactive.

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