American Airlines Cancels Flights To 28 Long-Haul Airports: See Full List

Published Sep 4, 2026, 3:00 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 the world's largest operator for flights. However, it only ranks third for long-haul services from the United States, behind United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. The sheer size of American's domestic operation means that long-haul services account for a tiny proportion of the carrier's total operation. From now until next July, Cirium Diio data shows that American plans an average of 78 long-haul departures each day. They'll be to 36 airports in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Following a recent announcement, they'll now include Porto, Reykjavík, and Vienna. What about places that have been removed from the carrier's network in the past 20 years? American Has Stopped Flying To 13 European Airports Analysis of the oneworld member's European network since 2006 shows that all the following places no longer see the airline's frames. Of course, most, but not all, of them are accessible via codeshare, joint venture, or fellow alliance partners. Several saw the now-retired Boeing 757-200 and Boeing 767-300ER. Entries include the ever-popular Croatian destination of Dubrovnik. American operated from Philadelphia in 2019, but presumably did not return in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funnily enough, United began flying to Dubrovnik in 2021, while Air Canada has just revealed it'll now do so. Since 2006, American had 19,969 departures to the 13 airports mentioned in the table. The five airports in the UK — Birmingham International Airport (BHX; photo above), Glasgow International Airport (GLA), London Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Stansted Airport (STN), and Manchester Airport (MAN) — collectively had two-thirds of them. MAN alone had 8,575 services in the examined period. American flew to LGW for years until 2008. Like Continental, Delta, Northwest, and others, American was prohibited from flying to London Heathrow due to the then Bermuda II agreement. This was repealed in 2008 with the launch of open skies between the EU and US. As such, American shifted from LGW to LHR, hence the West Sussex airport appearing below. Meanwhile, STN was served on two separate occasions. The second time, between 2007 and 2008, was mainly to compete with Eos Airlines and MAXjet. End Year (2006+ Only) European Airport 2008 LGW, STN 2009 Moscow Domodedovo 2014 Helsinki 2016 Brussels, Düsseldorf 2017 Birmingham 2018 GLA (consolidated at Edinburgh) 2019 Berlin Tegel, Bologna, Dubrovnik, Shannon 2020 MAN * Some places had flights that ended, only to return later. Only the final year is included 11 Long-Haul Destinations In South America No Longer See American For obvious reasons, virtually all the following places were served from American's Miami International Airport (MIA) hub. The exception was New York JFK, which had service to São Paulo Viracopos/Campinas in 2015 and 2016. Like many of the European airports, the 757 and 767 (shown above) were often deployed to most of the following South American destinations. Could American deploy the Airbus A321XLR from MIA to some of them? This is likely but unconfirmed. United recently said it'd fly the variant from its Houston George Bush hub to South America, but did not spell out where. It is probable that American may reintroduce some of the dropped routes with the 155-seat XLR. It may prove a sensible option in thinner markets with good growth opportunities and with suitably high fares. Perhaps Asunción would fit the bill. MIA-Asunción has 62,000 existing local passengers and an average base fare, across all airlines, cabins, and passengers, of $580 each way. As a basic comparison, the fare was about the same as for Miami to Rio de Janeiro, which, of course, American already serves (777-200ER/787-8). End Year (2006+ Only) South American Destination 2008 Recife, Salvador 2015 Asunción 2016 Curitiba, Porto Alegre, São Paulo Viracopos/Campinas 2018 Belo Horizonte, La Paz 2019 Santa Cruz 2020 Brasília, Córdoba * Some places had flights that ended, only to return later. Only the final year is included Loading map… Drag to explore Four Airports In Asia & The Middle East No Longer See American Since 2006, American has ceased flying to Beijing Capital Airport (PEK; served until 2020), Doha (until 2026), Hong Kong (until 2020), and Osaka Kansai (until 2006). American recently teased that it may fly from Chicago O'Hare to Osaka, but announced a return to Tokyo Narita instead. PEK welcomed American in 2010, and was served from Chicago O'Hare, Dallas Fort Worth, and Los Angeles. Flights to the Qatari capital were initially from New York JFK, before switching to Philadelphia, all on behalf of Qatar Airways. Now that American has pulled out, the Gulf giant recently returned to Philadelphia. Then there's Hong Kong. American flew there between 2014 and 2020 from both Dallas (for the entire period) and Los Angeles (2016-2020). Partner Cathay Pacific recently started HKG-Dallas flights. Finally, Osaka saw American between 1998 and 2006, with all flights from the carrier's Texas hub. Given this article only focuses on the past 20 years, Osaka only just made this analysis.