AA1979 American Airlines Flight Status & Tracker

Flight AA1979

Airline

American Airlines

LAX

Los Angeles

Los Angeles International

USA

Flight time: 4h 8m

1,750 miles / 2,816 km

ORD

Chicago

Chicago O Hare International

USA

Aircraft - On board

AA1979 ON NOV 1

Aircraft type

Boeing 737-800 Passenger (738)

Meals onboard

Lunch (Some classes)

Food for purchase (Some classes)

Onboard services

In-seat power source

Wi-Fi

110v AC power

110v AC power - first class

110v AC power - economy

Seat configuration

172 seats (156 economy, 16 first class)

39.5 m / 129.5 ft

Boeing 737-800 Passenger

Flight reports

4 reports

Reviews and reports with the same or similar aircraft with American Airlines.

Aircraft

Class

Route

Date

Gate history

AA1979

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

LAX departure gates

Terminals 4, TBIT

Gate 49B

Gate 48A

Gate 48

Gate 151

Gate 48B

ORD arrival gates

Terminal 3

Gate K15

Gate H6

Gate K10

Gate H12

Gate H14

Recent gate history: Gate 49B, Gate 48A, Gate 48 and Gate 151 are tied at LAX. Gate K15 is most common at ORD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

May 20, 2026	4	Gate 49B
May 19, 2026	4	Gate 48A
May 18, 2026	4	Gate 48B
May 15, 2026	4	Gate 48A
May 14, 2026	4	Gate 48
May 13, 2026	4	Gate 49B
May 12, 2026	TBIT	Gate 151
May 11, 2026	4	Gate 48
May 9, 2026	4	Gate 46C
May 8, 2026	TBIT	Gate 151

Arrival records

May 13, 2026	3	Gate H6
May 12, 2026	3	Gate K15
May 11, 2026	3	Gate K15
May 8, 2026	3	Gate K10
Apr 30, 2026	3	Gate H12
Apr 23, 2026	3	Gate H14
Feb 15, 2026	3	Gate K20

On-time history

AA1979

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
May 20, 2026	15:10	15:18	+8 minutes
May 19, 2026	15:10	15:31	+21 minutes
May 18, 2026	15:10	15:10	On time
May 15, 2026	15:10	15:08	-2 minutes
May 14, 2026	15:10	15:09	-1 minute
May 13, 2026	15:10	15:04	-6 minutes
May 12, 2026	15:10	17:32	+2 hours and 22 minutes
May 11, 2026	15:10	15:10	On time
May 9, 2026	15:10	15:09	-1 minute
May 8, 2026	15:10	15:10	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
May 13, 2026	21:30	21:20	-10 minutes
May 12, 2026	21:30	23:56	+2 hours and 26 minutes
May 11, 2026	21:30	21:20	-10 minutes
May 8, 2026	21:30	21:07	-23 minutes
Apr 30, 2026	21:21	22:22	+1 hour and 1 minute
Apr 23, 2026	21:21	21:05	-16 minutes