A Look At American Airlines’ Longest Routes In September 2024

According to data from “Cirium, an aviation analytics company“,

American Airlines

(AA) – the flag carrier of the US – offers a total of 30 operations on all of its longest routes in September. All of these routes are over 6,500 miles long and offer more than 200 seats per departure. Let’s look at the longest routes of American Airlines for September 2024 in greater detail.

5

Philadelphia – Doha

A route that AA started a year ago

American Airlines offers 8,550 seats on its fifth-longest route in September, as it takes from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hamad International Airport (DOH), and from DOH to PHL. The airline’s fleet of Boeing 787-9 aircraft operates one daily flight from PHL to DOH and one daily flight from DOH to PHL.

Photo: Doha Hamad International Airport

American Airlines previously operated to Doha from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. The airline looked to optimize its network,

as American Airlines was quoted by Simple Flying

:

“As part of a continuous evaluation of our network, American Airlines will shift its Doha service from New York to Philadelphia starting Oct. 29. This new nonstop PHL-DOH service will offer connections from more than 80 destinations across North America to Doha. As part of American’s partnership with Qatar Airways, customers can connect in Doha to destinations across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.”

4

Texas – Incheon

Identical aircraft, and number of seats as the DOH-PHL route

AA’s fourth-longest route for the month of September voyages from the primary airport of Texas, from

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

to the largest airport in South Korea- Incheon International Airport (ICN).

The number of seats offered and the seats per departure on AA’s PHL-DOH and DFW-ICN routes are exactly identical. However, the ASMs offered on the latter route are slightly greater.

Photo: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock

Currently, Korean Air is the only other carrier operating direct flights on this route. Korean Air and American Airlines offer flights on this 6,842-mile route on their Boeing 787-9s.

Neither carrier offers a one-stop flight on this route. According to flightroutes.com, some airlines offering a one-stop flight on the DFW-ICN route include:

• United Airlines via San Francisco (SFO)
• Aero Mexico via Mexico City (MEX)
• Delta Air Lines (DL) via Seattle (SEA), Detroit (DTW), Atlanta (ATL), or Minneapolis (MSP).

3

New York – Delhi

The route with the highest seats per departure on the list

AA’s operations between JFK and

Indira Gandhi Airport (DEL)

offer more than 300 seats per departure – the only route on the list where more than 300 seats per departure are available.

American Airlines started operating this route with its Boeing 777-300 ERs in 2021. Data from Cirium also reveals that before starting its operations in DEL again, AA last flew to New Delhi in 2012.

 Photo: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock

Here’s

how AA’s 777-300ERs are configured for flights to and from Delhi

:

• Eight in Flagship First seats configured in a 1-2-1 layout
• 52 Flagship Business reverse herringbone seats in a 1-2-1 configuration.
• 28 premium economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration.
• 28 extra-legroom economy seats in a 3-4-3 configuration.

2

Texas – Shanghai

AA is the only carrier to offer a direct flight on this route

From DFW, American Airlines operates a 7,351-mile journey to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). The seats per departure on the DFW-PVG route are the lowest on this list. American Airlines deploys its Boeing 777-200 on this route.

Photo: Wenjie Zheng | Shutterstock

American Airlines operated the DFW-PVG route in 2020, but the pandemic brought this route to a standstill for AA. AA only resumed operations from DFW to PVG and back last year. When the services started, AA had a smaller number of operations between Dallas and Shanghai, as

the airline was quoted to have said

:

“This weekend, we adjusted our summer 2023 schedule to China. We’ll continue to direct service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Shanghai twice weekly. However, all other services to China will remain paused. We will continue to adjust schedules to China this year based on market demand and changes in government regulations.”

1

Los Angeles to Sydney

The route with the highest ASMs

The number of seats (per departure) offered in AA’s operations from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) are identical to the carrier’s operations between Delhi and New York. However, the ASMs on the LAX-SYD route are almost one and a half million higher.

Photo: Qantas

AA operates its Boeing 777-300ERs on this route. The carrier also faces some stiff competition for direct flights on this route with the following carriers:

• Qantas operates an Airbus A380 on this 7,487-mile route that the carrier completes in 15 hours and 10 minutes.
• Delta Air Lines operates its Airbus A350-900s on this route.
• United Airlines operates its Boeing 787-9.