American Airlines 787-9
AAWide-body jet
Fleet as reported in the 2025 annual filing · Registry & ages refreshed Sep 1, 2026
- Passengers flown a year
- 3.3M
- 9th-largest American Airlines sub-fleet
- Airframes in the filing
- 33
- Airports served
- 22
- Countries
- 16
- Departures a day
- 39
- Average age
- 6.3 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 22 airports across 16 countries — the capacity and busiest routes filed with US DOT T-100 over the trailing 12 months.
Departures flown
14,084
May 2026
Seats flown
3,826,277
Passengers
3.3M
Load factor
85.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Block hours
138,311
American Airlines's busiest 787-9 routes
Its busiest 787-9 routes over the trailing 12 months, by departures.
London – Chicago (LHR–ORD)
1,839 departures · 394,029 passengers · 3,953 mi
86.7%
Load
London – Philadelphia (LHR–PHL)
1,113 departures · 244,858 passengers · 3,545 mi
85.7%
Load
Tokyo – Los Angeles (HND–LAX)
1,061 departures · 269,280 passengers · 5,487 mi
89.3%
Load
São Paulo – New York (GRU–JFK)
701 departures · 176,823 passengers · 4,745 mi
88.5%
Load
New Delhi – New York (DEL–JFK)
700 departures · 160,351 passengers · 7,318 mi
80.7%
Load
Tokyo – New York (HND–JFK)
700 departures · 168,816 passengers · 6,773 mi
84.9%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – London (DFW–LHR)
699 departures · 151,261 passengers · 4,750 mi
87.6%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – São Paulo (DFW–GRU)
659 departures · 166,086 passengers · 5,111 mi
89.0%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Shanghai (DFW–PVG)
659 departures · 155,188 passengers · 7,351 mi
82.9%
Load
Doha – Philadelphia (DOH–PHL)
511 departures · 121,304 passengers · 6,796 mi
83.6%
Load
Lisbon – Philadelphia (LIS–PHL)
494 departures · 131,402 passengers · 3,458 mi
93.8%
Load
Rome – Philadelphia (FCO–PHL)
415 departures · 107,201 passengers · 4,371 mi
90.6%
Load
Rome – New York (FCO–JFK)
415 departures · 105,660 passengers · 4,278 mi
89.3%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Tokyo (DFW–HND)
398 departures · 100,157 passengers · 6,462 mi
88.7%
Load
Dallas-Fort Worth – Philadelphia (DFW–PHL)
354 departures · 83,904 passengers · 1,303 mi
83.6%
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
802 mi
Dallas-Fort Worth – Chicago (DFW–ORD)
2h 29m block · 129 departures · 81% load
Flown by American Airlines.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Data through May 2026.
Where American Airlines flies the 787-9 from
American Airlines flies its 787-9 from 22 US airports in 16 countries. The busiest, by departures:
- LHR
London
1,978 departures · 5 routes
15.0%
Share
- DFW
1,936 departures · 11 routes
14.7%
Share
- PHL
1,828 departures · 9 routes
13.9%
Share
- JFK
1,356 departures · 5 routes
10.3%
Share
- ORD
1,126 departures · 4 routes
8.6%
Share
- HND
Tokyo
1,077 departures · 3 routes
8.2%
Share
- GRU
São Paulo
680 departures · 2 routes
5.2%
Share
- LAX
668 departures · 3 routes
5.1%
Share
- FCO
Rome
476 departures · 3 routes
3.6%
Share
- DEL
New Delhi
345 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 22 US airports across 16 countries, its busiest route being LHR–ORD.
How old are American Airlines's 787-9?
American Airlines's 787-9 fleet averages about 6.3 yr, ranging from 0.8 yr to 10.0 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.