Summary London to Boston - the only transatlantic flight offers 273 seats per departure. Los Angeles to Miami - the route with the most seats per departure on the listed routes, offering 304 seats per flight. On operations from Dallas to Miami, AA competes with two carriers.
According to data from " Cirium, an aviation analytics company ," some of the shortest routes served by the Boeing 777 s of American Airlines (AA) in September 2024 are over three thousand miles long. And one of them is as short as less than 700 miles. The number of flights offered on some of these routes for September is in the single digits, equating to less than a million Available Seat Miles (ASMs).
Let's dive deeper into these numbers and see the shortest routes where American Airlines deploys its 777. 5 Between London and Boston The only transatlantic flight on the list American Airlines' fifth-shortest route spans 3,265 miles in length. Incidentally, this flight also has the highest number of operations on this list, as the carrier operates daily between the busiest airport in England i.
e., London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Operations 30 Seats 8,190 Available Seat Miles 26,740,350 The carrier offers 273 seats per departure on its operations between the two destinations.
This route also has the highest ASMs on this list. AA competes with two major carriers based in the US and two in the UK for direct flights on this route. Here's a look at the details of the operations of these carriers from LHR to BOS, based on data from flightroutes.
com : Airline Aircraft used Flight duration Does the carrier offer a one-stop connecting flight? British Airways (BA) Airbus A380-800 Boeing 777 7 hours 35 minutes No JetBlue Airways (B6) Airbus A321neo 7 hours 50 minutes Yes Delta Air Lines (DL) Airbus A330-200 7 hours 53 minutes Yes Virgin Atlantic (VS) Airbus A330-900neo 7 hours 55 minutes No 4 Between Los Angeles and Miami The route offering the highest number of seats per departure AA's route between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Miami International Airport (MIA) is 2,342 miles long. It offers 304 seats per departure for this, which is 31 seats per departure more than all other routes on the list. All other routes on this list offer exactly 273 seats per departure.
Route Operations Seats Available Seat Miles MIA to LAX 4 1,216 2,847,872 LAX to MIA 3 912 1,135,904 Delta is the only carrier competing with AA for nonstop flights on this route, operating its Boeing 737-900s. Plenty of other carriers offer one-stop flight connections between MIA and LAX. Let's take a look at a few of them.
Airline Connection at Aircraft used Flight time Southwest Airlines (SWA) Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (HOU) Boeing 737MAX 8 7 hours 55 minutes United Airlines (UA) Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (HOU) Boeing 737-800 Boeing 737-900 Boeing 737MAX 9 7 hours 33 minutes Delta Air Lines (DL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Airbus A321 Airbus A321neo Boeing 757 8 hours 4 minutes 3 Between Los Angeles and Dallas/Fort Worth The lowest number of operations on this list There are some similarities between the operations of AA's 777s between LHR and BOS as well as between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). AA's number of operations, seats per departure, and available ASMS from LHR to BOS are identical to the operations from BOS to LHR. The same is true for AA's triple sevens between LAX and DFW.
Operations 2 Seats 546 Available Seat Miles 674,310 AA has a hub at DFW, and was established after the Airlines Deregulation Act was passed in 1978 . Jim Moses, AA's Senior Vice President of DFW Hub Operations, has even commented about its operations in DFW: " DFW is the cornerstone of America's global operation, and we're proud of the growth and investment that comes with a legacy of five decades and counting. " Last year, AA added a record number of seats from DFW .
Despite this, merely two operations are carried out on the 1,235-mile BOS-LAX route, either way. 2 Between Dallas/Fort Worth and Miami Competing with only two domestic carriers Just under a million ASMS are offered on AA's triple sevens from DFW to MIA. On the other hand, MIA to DFW operations have 273 seats more, and this equates to more than 300,000 ASMs.
Route Operations Seats Available Seat Miles MIA to DFW 4 1,092 1,224,132 DFW to MIA 3 819 918,099 Two other airlines cover the 1,121-mile distance between DFW and MIA nonstop. Based on flightconnections.com , these airlines are: Spirit Airlines (NK), which operates its Airbus A320 (sharklets).
Frontier Airlines (F9), which operates its Airbus A321neo. 1 Between Miami and Charlotte Considerably shorter than all other routes AA's triple sevens cover merely 651 miles as they journey between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). This journey is almost five times shorter than the longest route on this list, i.
e., the LHR-BOS route, and is approximately half as long as the second-shortest route. Route Operations Seats Available Seat Miles MIA to CLT 29 7,917 5,153,967 CLT to MIA 30 8,180 5,331,690 The number of operations of AA's 777s from CLT to MIA is the same as those on the London-Houston route.
On this route, AA competes with the same two carriers as for direct flights between DFW and MIA. AA only competes with Delta for one-stop flight connections between MIA and CLT. Southwest Airlines will start operating this route from October, according to flightroutes.
com . Airline Stopover at Aircraft used Flight time Southwest Airlines (SWA) Nashville International Airport (BNA) Boeing 737-800 5 hours 55 minutes Delta Air Lines (DL) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Boeing 717-200 Boeing 757 5 hours.
