AA979 American Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA979, which currently operates between the airports of Dallas - Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (Airport Code DFW) and Raleigh/Durham - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (Airport Code RDU).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 31, 2025.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA979
								Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA979
									AA979 On Time performance:
																		
							
										
																					70																				
									
																			We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays																	Flight Status
AA979 American Airlines from Dallas
																
										This flight is not scheduled for October 31, 2025.																																																										
								
							
This flight is not scheduled for October 31, 2025.
																																																										Departure
										Dallas (DFW)
									
									
																				October 29, 2025									
								Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
									
								
							Arrival
										Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									
									
																				October 29, 2025									
								Raleigh-Durham International Airport
																
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						Codeshare Flights
 This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same: 
									- AS4312 - Alaska Airlines
- QF4130 - Qantas
- QR2797 - Qatar Airways
Additional Information
								Which is the frequency of flight AA979? 
The flight AA979 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA979?
The distance between the two airports is 1059 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight AA979?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:41 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:40 hours.
							
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Dallas: 2025-10-31 08:30:56
Current Time in Raleigh/Durham: 2025-10-31 09:30:56
																					
						The flight AA979 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA979?
The distance between the two airports is 1059 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight AA979?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:41 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:40 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Dallas: 2025-10-31 08:30:56
Current Time in Raleigh/Durham: 2025-10-31 09:30:56
Alternative Flights
																						The following airlines serves the same route between Dallas and Raleigh/Durham:
																	
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1605. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1888. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1998. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2091. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2683. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2693. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA542. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
																																			
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93330. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
																																			
Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK311. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
																																	
							
						American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1605. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1888. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1998. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2091. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2683. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2693. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA542. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93330. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK311. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
									
								We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
								
									
										
											
										
									
										
																									Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 29, 2025 to October 28, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.
									
										
											
												
											
										
										
											
												
											
										
												
																																		Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 30, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
									
										
											
												
											
										
										
											
												
											
										
										
												
																			Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.
																								
                            
                        
										In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 29, 2025 to October 28, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 64 ( 70 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 14 ( 15 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
										
Average Delay: 33 minutes.
									Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 64 ( 70 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 14 ( 15 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 33 minutes.
Last Past Flights AA979
Date
								Departure
								Arrival
								Duration
								Aircraft
								Status
							Thursday
30 October
									30 October
06:05 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
09:30 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 25min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								Wednesday
29 October
									29 October
06:17 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
09:49 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 32min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								Tuesday
28 October
									28 October
05:02 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
08:33 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 31min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								Monday
27 October
									27 October
10:05 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
12:47 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
01h 42min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								Sunday
26 October
									26 October
05:37 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
09:09 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 32min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								Saturday
25 October
									25 October
05:35 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
09:26 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 51min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								Friday
24 October
									24 October
05:49 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
09:21 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 32min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								Thursday
23 October
									23 October
05:02 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
08:29 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 27min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								Wednesday
22 October
									22 October
05:20 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
08:44 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 24min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								Tuesday
21 October
									21 October
05:03 pm
Dallas (DFW)
									Dallas (DFW)
08:35 pm
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
									Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
02h 32min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								