Informational Guide to John F. Kennedy International - New York (JFK) - NON OFFICIAL

AA973 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA973, which currently operates between the airports of New York - New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (Airport Code JFK) and Rio De Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport (Airport Code GIG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, November 01, 2025.

AA973 On Time performance:
57
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

AA973 American Airlines to Rio De Janeiro

Landed - On-time
Delay: 8 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday November 01, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (November 02, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 03, 2025). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-8

Departure

New York (JFK)
November 01, 2025
New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Departed at:
11:37 pm
Terminal:
8
Gate:
46
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:50 pm

Arrival

Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
November 02, 2025
Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport
Arrived at:
10:23 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
59
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:15 am
Baggage: 1
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS6953 - Alaska Airlines

- CX7533 - Cathay Pacific

- G36001 - Gol

- JL7208 - JAL

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA973?
The flight AA973 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA973?
The distance between the two airports is 4805 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA973?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 08:07 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: 2025-11-02 20:22:37
Current Time in Rio De Janeiro: 2025-11-02 22:22:37

Alternative Flights

American Airlines is the only airline operating the route from New York to Rio De Janeiro.

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 October 25, 2025 to October 31, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 4 ( 57 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 29 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 37 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from November 02, 2024 to October 31, 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.

Last Past Flights AA973

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
02 November
11:37 pm
New York (JFK)
10:23 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
09h 46min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Saturday
01 November
12:45 am
New York (JFK)
11:11 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
08h 26min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Friday
31 October
11:43 pm
New York (JFK)
11:02 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
09h 19min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
30 October
11:39 pm
New York (JFK)
10:05 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
08h 26min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
29 October
12:04 am
New York (JFK)
10:04 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
08h 00min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
28 October
03:57 am
New York (JFK)
12:54 pm
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
06h 57min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Monday
27 October
11:35 pm
New York (JFK)
09:31 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
07h 56min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Sunday
26 October
11:47 pm
New York (JFK)
09:42 am
Rio De Janeiro (GIG)
07h 55min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time