American Airlines sees an increase in the number of flights

American Airlines Boeing -  Boeing 777-300ER (N727AN)  - AirTeamImages.com - Darryl Morrell

According to AirNav RadarBox data, since March 2021, the company has seen an increase in its flight numbers compared to the same period last year.

During March 5th and 11th, there was an increase of +9.34% compared to the same period last year. This increase corresponding to 3,583 flights compared to 3,277 flights in 2020.

American Airlines Flow Statistics - March 5 - March 11

While March 12-18 saw even greater growth in-flight flow: +26.03% compared to the same period last year, and +16.7% compared to the previous period (March 5-11). A considerable growth for the airline.

American Airlines Flow Statistics - March 12 - March 18

Following the trend, between March 19th and 22nd, the airline saw even more growth: +43.78% compared to the same period last year. But it is worth noting that in this same period last year, the COVID-19 crisis was already bringing strong consequences for the sector, and consequently, for the airline.

American Airlines Flow Statistics - March 19 - March 25 

American Airlines Route Heatmap

Among the airline's most frequently used routes are: 1st Dallas Fort Worth Intl. Airport, 2nd Charlotte Douglas Intl. Airport, 3rd Chicago O'Hare Intl. Airport followed by Miami, Phoenix, Philadelphia, and other airports that we can see in the RadarBox route heatmap.

American Airlines Fleet Utilization Statistics

Boeing 737-800

The aircraft model most used by the airline is the Boeing 737-800, of which the company has 298 units, with an average flight duration of 2.6 hours, with an average of 2.9 flights per day, 7.5 flight hours per day.

American Airlines - Boeing 737-800 (N864NN) - AirTeamImages.com - Steven Marquez

Airbus A321 

The second most used aircraft by the airline is the A321, the company owns about 220 units, with an average of 2.8 flight hours, 2.9 flights per day, 8.2 hours average flight duration with this type of aircraft in the fleet.

American Airlines - Airbus A321-200 (N150NN) - AirTeamImages.com - Mehrad Watson

Embraer E190 

And finally, the third most used aircraft by American Airlines is the Embraer E190, with 17 units, an average flight duration of 1.5 hours, 4.9 flights per day, and an average of 7.4 hours of aircraft fleet utilization per day.

American Airlines - Embraer ERJ-190 (N945UW) - AirTeamImages.com - Mehrad Watson

Vaccination in the USA

One of the reasons for the exponential growth of the airline may be the mass vaccination in the US. Until today, on March 22, about 124,481,412 million vaccines have been administered in the US. And 156,734,555 vaccines have been distributed.

Statistics on the number of vaccines administered and distributed in the USA. Source: NPR.ORG.

On average, 2.7 to 3 million doses of the vaccine are administered daily in the USA. An impressive number, and one that is expected, within a few months, to immunize the country's entire population.

Statistics on vaccines administered per day in the USA. Source: NPR.ORG.

What increased the numbers of American Airlines flights?

As we can see from our data, the most commonly used aircraft were: Boeing 737, A321, and Embraer E190, as well as routes within the USA.

In other words, domestic flights drove the increase in American Airlines flights. With the restrictions in countries around the world, domestic flights gained strength and boosted the airline's numbers.

Commercial Flights Flow Statistics within the US