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AAL161

ATH → ORD · Boeing 787-8 · American Airlines

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Departure · Athens (ATH)

Terminal 1 · Gate C35
Scheduled 10:45 · Departed 11:35 · +50 min
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 11:34 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Chicago (ORD)

Terminal 5 · Gate IAB
Scheduled 14:25 · Estimated 14:07 · early
Board status: Active
In the air, ~5h 14m to go (49% of the route flown)

Board data from ath, ord, updated 42 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
In progress
Departure
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) — Athens, Greece
Scheduled departure
2026-10-02 07:45 UTC
Departed
2026-10-02 08:34 UTC
Arrival
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago, United States (scheduled)
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-02 19:25 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-02 19:07 UTC
Progress
49% · ~5h 14m remaining
Also flies as
AA161
Codeshares
AS6961, AY3841, BA1547, IB4970
Distance flown
4427 km
Straight-line distance
8770 km

Aircraft

Registration
N876AL
Type
Boeing 787-8
Seats
234 total (138 Main Cabin, 48 Main Cabin Extra, 28 Premium Economy, 20 Business)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
352.2 t (1299 kg/pax Economy, 1492 kg/pax Premium Economy, 3419 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,000 ft
Max ground speed
515 kt
Tracked
4h 58m · 4,427 km
Note
still in progress - the track so far
Altitude (ft, max 38,000)
020,52041,0400m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 38,000)
020,52041,0400m2h 0m4h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m2h 0m4h 0m

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

American Airlines (AAL)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 08:34 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N876AL Boeing 787-8 In progress ~8770 km est.
2026-10-01 20:06 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N818AL Boeing 787-8 Completed 1155 km
2026-10-01 10:31 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N818AL Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 7941 km
2026-09-30 08:24 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N879BH Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 9115 km
2026-09-29 08:40 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N877BF Boeing 787-8 Completed 9080 km
2026-09-28 08:03 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N804AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 9231 km
2026-09-27 08:06 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N871AY Boeing 787-8 Completed 9026 km
2026-09-26 08:19 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N814AA Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~9208 km est. (5817 km recorded)
2026-09-25 18:06 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N816AA Boeing 787-8 Completed 1099 km
2026-09-25 08:45 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N816AA Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~9204 km est. (4721 km recorded)
2026-09-23 17:21 UTC AAL161 YCN → ORD
Cochrane → Chicago
 N817AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 1102 km
2026-09-23 08:09 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N817AN Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~9273 km est. (4784 km recorded)
2026-09-21 17:17 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N813AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 1186 km
2026-09-21 08:10 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N813AN Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~8942 km est. (3452 km recorded)
2026-09-20 08:01 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N814AA Boeing 787-8 Completed 9278 km
2026-09-19 08:12 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N884AA Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~9294 km est. (4727 km recorded)
2026-09-18 18:28 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N874AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 966 km
2026-09-18 09:04 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N874AN Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~9362 km est. (4875 km recorded)
2026-09-17 18:02 UTC AAL161 YLD → ORD
Chapleau → Chicago
 N806AA Boeing 787-8 Completed 881 km
2026-09-17 08:28 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N806AA Boeing 787-8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~9353 km est. (4474 km recorded)
2026-09-15 08:34 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N876AL Boeing 787-8 Completed 9751 km
2026-09-14 08:48 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N871AY Boeing 787-8 Completed 9388 km
2026-09-12 08:34 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N873BB Boeing 787-8 Completed 9253 km
2026-09-10 08:52 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N805AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 9502 km
2026-09-09 08:33 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N872AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 9512 km
2026-09-08 08:34 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N806AA Boeing 787-8 Incomplete (signal lost) ~9332 km est. (3747 km recorded)
2026-09-06 08:07 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N885BP Boeing 787-8 Completed 9343 km
2026-09-04 08:34 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N814AA Boeing 787-8 Completed 9529 km
2026-09-01 13:26 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N803AL Boeing 787-8 Completed 9611 km
2026-09-01 05:24 UTC AAL161 MSP → ORD
Minneapolis → Chicago
 N817AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 659 km
2026-08-31 10:30 UTC AAL161 ATH → MSP
Athens → Minneapolis
 N817AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 10021 km
2026-08-29 08:58 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N872AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 9504 km
2026-08-28 08:50 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N870AX Boeing 787-8 Completed 9297 km
2026-08-27 08:45 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N873BB Boeing 787-8 Completed 9372 km
2026-08-26 08:46 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N805AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 9413 km
2026-08-25 09:14 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N803AL Boeing 787-8 Completed 9339 km
2026-08-24 08:42 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N870AX Boeing 787-8 Completed 9396 km
2026-08-23 07:50 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N886BR Boeing 787-8 Completed 9434 km
2026-08-22 08:44 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N808AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 11792 km
2026-08-21 08:39 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N883BM Boeing 787-8 Completed 11399 km
2026-08-20 08:49 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N885BP Boeing 787-8 Completed 12485 km
2026-08-18 08:46 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N876AL Boeing 787-8 Completed 11865 km
2026-08-16 07:54 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N819AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 11894 km
2026-08-15 08:36 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N818AL Boeing 787-8 Completed 11262 km
2026-08-14 08:34 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N871AY Boeing 787-8 Completed 11888 km
2026-08-13 08:28 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N802AN Boeing 787-8 Completed ~17194 km est. (10868 km recorded)
2026-08-12 08:23 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N879BH Boeing 787-8 Completed 11348 km
2026-08-11 08:45 UTC AAL161 ATH → ORD
Athens → Chicago
 N805AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 9372 km
2026-08-10 21:19 UTC AAL161 ? → ATH
? → Athens
 N805AN Boeing 787-8 Completed 8142 km
2026-08-10 19:42 UTC AAL161 ORD → ORD
Chicago → Chicago
 N870AX Boeing 787-8 Completed ~3 km est. (0 km recorded)

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