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AA179 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight G36450 from Gol (G3) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA179. Check this page for details about flight AA179.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA179, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 16, 2026.

AA179 On Time performance:
79
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

AA179 American Airlines to San Francisco

Scheduled
Flight Status for Friday October 16, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 15, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321 (sharklets)

Departure

New York (JFK)
October 16, 2026
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
08:29 am
Terminal:
8
Gate:
35
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:29 am

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
October 16, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
12:02 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B24
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:02 pm
Baggage: 5
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AT5040 - Royal Air Maroc

- G36450 - Gol

- JL7545 - JAL

- QF3088 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA179?
The flight AA179 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA179?
The distance between the two airports is 2581 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA179?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 06:33 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 06:20 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 New York: 2026-10-16 00:15:07
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-10-15 21:15:07

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between New York and San Francisco:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA149. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA15. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 51 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA177. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA76. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS227. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS27. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS32. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS39. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS41. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

JetBlue
- Flight Number: B6115. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: B615. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6215. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6415. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6515. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)
- Flight Number: B6615. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 43 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1732. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 49 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL363. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL365. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL667. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL668. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL669. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL679. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 11, 2026 to October 09, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 87
On Time: 69 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 11, 2026 to October 09, 2026. 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 October 02, 2025 to September 30, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AA179

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
15 October
08:24 am
New York (JFK)
11:57 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 33min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 October
08:44 am
New York (JFK)
11:47 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 03min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
13 October
08:59 am
New York (JFK)
12:07 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 08min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 October
08:28 am
New York (JFK)
11:52 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 24min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 October
08:20 am
New York (JFK)
11:24 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 04min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 October
08:24 am
New York (JFK)
12:05 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 41min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
08 October
08:22 am
New York (JFK)
11:45 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 23min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 October
08:23 am
New York (JFK)
11:54 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 31min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 October
08:24 am
New York (JFK)
12:01 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 37min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 October
08:20 am
New York (JFK)
11:20 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 00min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time