American Airlines Cancels 8 Long-Haul Nonstop Boeing 787 Routes: See Map Now

Published Oct 29, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT James lives and breathes route development. Educated in Air Transport Management at Loughborough University and Cranfield University, James has a PhD in Airline Strategy and Economics. James was Market Opportunity Analyst at London Luton Airport and Chief Analyst at anna.aero. He taught airline strategy and economics to undergraduate and postgraduate students for five years and has worked closely with multiple carriers on route and market intelligence projects. He is based near London, UK. American Airlines is a major operator of the Boeing 787. According to ch-aviation, the carrier has 70 Dreamliners (to use the Boeing moniker). It is the world's third-largest user of the twinjet type, after United Airlines (96) and All Nippon Airways (92). United just became first. American has 37 787-8s (all with 234 seats), along with 33 787-9s (all with 244 or 285 seats). It is the world's largest operator of the smallest Dreamliner variant, surpassing ANA by just one airframe, but ranks fourth for the middle-of-the-road, most popular variant. The 787 now accounts for 52% of the oneworld member's widebody fleet. These 8 Long-Haul Routes No Longer See The 787 American's schedule for the 787 from January 2026 to October 2026 has been compared to what's planned for the type from November 2026 through to next September. This process has identified that the following eight routes have ceased to see the Dreamliner. Unsurprisingly, there's a mixture of routes ending and simply switching to other equipment. Five of American's hubs are involved, with more routes being from the carrier's busiest hub of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) than elsewhere. This is not American's leading airport for total 787 flights from November 2026 onward, as Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is. DFW ranks second. Loading map… Drag to explore The 787 Will Be On 63 Long-Haul Routes Credit: Michael Winner | Shutterstock When the 787-8 and 787-9 are combined, American plans to deploy the 787 on 63 long-haul routes globally through next September. They'll include Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT), which will return to service after an eight-year absence in late March. The 787-9, which has higher capacity and lower seat-mile costs, will be on 32 routes, while the 787-8 will be on 40. They'll coexist on nine of them, all of which will be from ORD, DFW, JFK, and PHL. The top three Dreamliner airport pairs are shown below. American's Departures On The 787: November 2026-September 2027 Daily Flights Route % 787 Variants 848 Two to three daily ORD to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 100% 789 668 Two LAX to HND 100% 789 521 One to two PHL to LHR 100% 789 Of the 63 routes, 18 will be from PHL, which is particularly due to the lower-capacity 787-8, along with 15 from DFW and ten from JFK. Nine routes will exist from ORD, seven from MIA, three from LAX, and one from Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). LAS is present due to time-limited services for the Consumer Electronics Show to London Heathrow in January. American's Top Five Airports For 787 Flights Credit: Michael Take | Shutterstock In the same ten months, the latest information shows that American plans to deploy the 787 to/from 43 airports globally. 12 are in the US, although, as mentioned earlier, only seven will have long-haul international services, even if only temporarily. They are DFW, JFK, LAS, LAX, MIA, ORD and PHL. Given PHL has the most routes, it is hardly surprising that it is also the leading hub for American's long-haul 787 flights. With 4,548 departures through next September (an average of 14 daily), the hub accounts for 34% of the type's flights. DFW is second (3,129; average nine daily), followed by ORD (2,527; eight daily), JFK (2,047; six daily), and, to round out the top five, MIA (1,291; four daily). Obviously, the averages hide considerable variation depending on the specific day.