American Airlines took delivery of its first 787—N800AN—in January 2015 and quickly put it to work training pilots and other crew on the aircraft. American began commercial service a few months later on 7 May 2015 as N801AC carried passengers from Dallas to Chicago. We followed N800AN, American’s first 787-8 for a year to see how far it traveled and where it’s gone.
To the Moon and Back—5 Times
In 445 commercial flights, N800AN traveled 3,924,758 kilometers—or a little more than 5 round trips to the moon and back. N800AN flew between Dallas and Beijing, Chicago and Tokyo, Los Angles and São Paulo, but also many flights between domestic hubs. For instance, travelers had over 50 opportunities to fly the airplane between Dallas and Chicago.
N800AN’s average flight covered 8,819 km and lasted 9 hours, 6 minutes. American employed N800AN across its full 787 route network, but 3 flight pairs stood out. The aircraft operated AA127/128 (Dallas-Shanghai), AA153/154 (Chicago-Tokyo), and AA262/263 (Dallas-Beijing) a total 157 times.
At Home in Texas
Dallas-Ft. Worth is American’s largest hub and the airport N800AN saw most often. 338 of N800AN’s 445 flights (74%) passed through DFW. N800AN was also no stranger to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The airplane operated to or from Chicago 168 times.
Transpacific Routes
235 of N800AN’s 445 flights transited the Pacific Ocean between the US and Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
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