AA979 American Airlines Flight Status & Tracker

Flight AA979

Airline

American Airlines

DFW

Dallas

Dallas Fort Worth International

USA

Flight time: 2h 51m

1,065 miles / 1,714 km

RDU

Raleigh/Durham

Raleigh–Durham Airport

USA

Aircraft - On board

AA979 ON JUL 18

Aircraft type

Boeing 737-800 Passenger (738)

Meals onboard

Dinner (Some classes)

Refreshments - complimentary (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

AA979

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

DFW departure gates

Terminals C, D, B, A

Gate C31

Gate C30

Gate D2

Gate B7

Gate C36

RDU arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate C17

Gate C21

Gate C9

Gate C22

Gate C25

Recent gate history: Gate C31 is most common at DFW. Gate C17 is most common at RDU.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 17, 2026	C	Gate C31
Jul 16, 2026	C	Gate C30
Jul 13, 2026	D	Gate D2
Jul 12, 2026	B	Gate B7
Jul 10, 2026	C	Gate C36
Jul 9, 2026	C	Gate C26
Jul 6, 2026	C	Gate C35
Jul 5, 2026	C	Gate C32
Jul 4, 2026	C	Gate C31
Jul 3, 2026	A	Gate A35

Arrival records

Jul 18, 2026	2	Gate C17
Jul 17, 2026	2	Gate C9
Jul 16, 2026	2	Gate C22
Jul 13, 2026	2	Gate C21
Jul 12, 2026	2	Gate C17
Jul 11, 2026	2	Gate C17
Jul 9, 2026	2	Gate C21
Jul 6, 2026	2	Gate C25
Jul 5, 2026	2	Gate C23
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate C7

On-time history

AA979

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 17, 2026	17:43	17:58	+15 minutes
Jul 16, 2026	17:43	20:16	+2 hours and 33 minutes
Jul 13, 2026	17:43	18:47	+1 hour and 4 minutes
Jul 12, 2026	17:43	22:09	+4 hours and 26 minutes
Jul 10, 2026	17:43	18:17	+34 minutes
Jul 9, 2026	17:43	17:39	-4 minutes
Jul 6, 2026	17:43	18:31	+48 minutes
Jul 5, 2026	17:30	17:43	+13 minutes
Jul 4, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time
Jul 3, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 18, 2026	21:21	21:54	+33 minutes
Jul 17, 2026	21:34	21:49	+15 minutes
Jul 16, 2026	21:34	00:07	+2 hours and 33 minutes
Jul 13, 2026	21:34	21:34	On time
Jul 12, 2026	21:34	00:57	+3 hours and 23 minutes
Jul 11, 2026	21:21	21:57	+36 minutes
Jul 9, 2026	21:34	21:13	-21 minutes
Jul 6, 2026	21:34	22:29	+55 minutes
Jul 5, 2026	21:21	21:26	+5 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	21:34	21:34	On time

Flight AA979

Aircraft - On board

Flight reports

Flight AA979

Gate history

Common gates

DFW departure gates

RDU arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

AA979 flight schedule

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