American Airlines 787-9
AAWide-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Oct 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 3.4M
- 9th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 33
- Airports served
- 24
- Countries
- 17
- Departures a day
- 40
- Average age
- 6.4 yr
How American Airlines flies its 787-9
Filed traffic dataThe count above is the 787-9 airframes American Airlines owns (US DOT Form 41). This is how it actually flew them to 24 airports across 17 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
14,681
July 2026
Seats flown
3,965,022
Passengers
3.4M
Load factor
85.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
144,942
American Airlines's busiest 787-9 routes
Its busiest 787-9 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
London – Chicago (LHR–ORD)
1,838 departures · 384,110 passengers · 3,953 mi
85.7%
Load
Tokyo – Los Angeles (HND–LAX)
1,302 departures · 330,390 passengers · 5,487 mi
89.3%
Load
London – Philadelphia (LHR–PHL)
1,124 departures · 239,498 passengers · 3,545 mi
85.8%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – London (DFW–LHR)
810 departures · 176,008 passengers · 4,750 mi
88.3%
Load
New Delhi – New York (DEL–JFK)
706 departures · 160,683 passengers · 7,318 mi
80.1%
Load
São Paulo – New York (GRU–JFK)
703 departures · 177,035 passengers · 4,745 mi
88.4%
Load
Tokyo – New York (HND–JFK)
697 departures · 166,736 passengers · 6,773 mi
84.2%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Shanghai (DFW–PVG)
664 departures · 156,580 passengers · 7,351 mi
83.0%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – São Paulo (DFW–GRU)
657 departures · 164,729 passengers · 5,111 mi
88.6%
Load
Lisbon – Philadelphia (LIS–PHL)
497 departures · 132,768 passengers · 3,457 mi
94.2%
Load
New York – London (JFK–LHR)
423 departures · 85,843 passengers · 3,452 mi
83.1%
Load
Rome – New York (FCO–JFK)
417 departures · 104,671 passengers · 4,278 mi
88.1%
Load
Rome – Philadelphia (FCO–PHL)
413 departures · 105,882 passengers · 4,371 mi
90.0%
Load
Doha – Philadelphia (DOH–PHL)
413 departures · 97,074 passengers · 6,796 mi
82.8%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Tokyo (DFW–HND)
394 departures · 99,152 passengers · 6,462 mi
88.7%
Load
The longest and shortest American Airlines 787-9 flights
The two ends of the type's working envelope, from the routes it actually flew — not what the airframe is certified to do.
Longest route flown
8,299 mi
Brisbane – Dallas-Fort Worth (BNE–DFW)
15h 31m block · 272 departures · 80% load
Flown by American Airlines.
Shortest route flown
1,303 mi
Dallas-Fort Worth – Philadelphia (DFW–PHL)
3h 19m block · 290 departures · 83% load
Flown by American Airlines.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through July 2026.
Where American Airlines flies the 787-9 from
American Airlines flies its 787-9 from 24 US airports in 17 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- LHR
London
2,218 departures · 5 routes
16.1%
Share
- DFW
1,984 departures · 11 routes
14.4%
Share
- PHL
1,753 departures · 10 routes
12.8%
Share
- JFK
1,475 departures · 5 routes
10.7%
Share
- HND
Tokyo
1,195 departures · 3 routes
8.7%
Share
- ORD
1,043 departures · 2 routes
7.6%
Share
- LAX
776 departures · 2 routes
5.6%
Share
- GRU
São Paulo
680 departures · 2 routes
4.9%
Share
- FCO
Rome
531 departures · 3 routes
3.9%
Share
- DEL
New Delhi
351 departures · 1 route
2.6%
Share
Where the 787-9 sits in American Airlines's fleet
The 787-9 is 3.2% of American Airlines's 1,029 tracked mainline aircraft.
Share of American Airlines's mainline fleet · each type a slice · the 787-9 is the ringed slice at 3.2%
Other American Airlines types
How old is the American Airlines 787-9 fleet?
Age is measured from each airframe's delivery date — the FAA airworthiness date where available, otherwise the manufacturer's. Bars share a fixed scale across every fleet page, so two carriers can be compared directly.
See all 33 787-9 tail numbers in American Airlines's fleet →
Monthly American Airlines 787-9 capacity
Frequently asked
How many 787-9 does American Airlines have?
American Airlines operates about 33 787-9 aircraft — 33 in service and 0 stored in its latest US DOT fleet filing.
Where does American Airlines fly the 787-9?
American Airlines flies its 787-9 to about 24 US airports across 17 countries, its busiest route being LHR–ORD.
How old are American Airlines's 787-9?
American Airlines's 787-9 fleet averages about 6.4 yr, ranging from 0.9 yr to 10.1 yr.
What is the longest 787-9 route American Airlines flies?
The longest 787-9 route American Airlines flew over the trailing 12 months is BNE–DFW, about 8,299 miles.