AAL498

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (last position near airport)

Departure

Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) — San Jose, Costa Rica

Departed

2026-09-25 13:08 UTC (first seen)

Arrival

Miami International Airport (MIA) — Miami, United States

Distance flown

1178 km

Straight-line distance

1805 km

Approach distance

72 km

Aircraft

Registration

N306RC

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

172 total (12 Main Cabin Extra, 126 Main Cabin, 18 Main Cabin Extra, 16 First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

469 kt

Tracked

1h 30m · 1,173 km

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 469)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 469)

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

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 13:42 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N339TP	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1176 km
2026-10-02 12:33 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N339TP	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1916 km est. (265 km recorded)
2026-10-01 13:02 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N324VL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1389 km
2026-10-01 12:03 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N324VL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1925 km est. (272 km recorded)
2026-09-30 13:09 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N334SM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1206 km
2026-09-30 12:19 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N334SM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1868 km est. (449 km recorded)
2026-09-29 18:30 UTC	AAL498	PBI → MIA West Palm Beach → Miami	N321VH	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	152 km
2026-09-29 12:59 UTC	AAL498	SJO → PBI San Jose → West Palm Beach	N321VH	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1643 km
2026-09-29 12:09 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N321VH	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1867 km est. (480 km recorded)
2026-09-28 12:02 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N337PJ	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1895 km
2026-09-27 13:35 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N899NN	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1236 km
2026-09-27 12:44 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N899NN	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1869 km est. (516 km recorded)
2026-09-26 13:12 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N337TN	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1204 km
2026-09-26 12:20 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N337TN	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1866 km est. (501 km recorded)
2026-09-25 13:08 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N306RC	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1178 km
2026-09-25 12:13 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N306RC	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1867 km est. (483 km recorded)
2026-09-24 13:04 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N315SD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1196 km
2026-09-24 12:07 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N315SD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1884 km est. (256 km recorded)
2026-09-23 13:01 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N313VA	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1170 km
2026-09-23 12:07 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N313VA	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1865 km est. (100 km recorded)
2026-09-22 13:02 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N310UM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1177 km
2026-09-22 12:00 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N310UM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1872 km est. (518 km recorded)
2026-09-21 17:20 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N349TV	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1203 km
2026-09-21 15:47 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N349TV	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1871 km est. (326 km recorded)
2026-09-20 13:01 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N323VK	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1218 km
2026-09-20 12:06 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N323VK	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1878 km est. (505 km recorded)
2026-09-19 12:39 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N328RR	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2046 km
2026-09-18 13:11 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N323RM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1215 km
2026-09-18 12:16 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N323RM	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1871 km est. (506 km recorded)
2026-09-17 12:56 UTC	AAL498	? → MIA ? → Miami	N344TS	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1201 km
2026-09-17 12:02 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N344TS	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1906 km est. (501 km recorded)
2026-09-16 12:03 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N318TD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1935 km
2026-09-15 13:14 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N322VJ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1216 km
2026-09-15 12:10 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N322VJ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2014 km est. (682 km recorded)
2026-09-14 12:01 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N322VJ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2017 km
2026-09-13 12:07 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N341RW	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1982 km
2026-09-12 13:07 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N318TD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1173 km
2026-09-12 12:06 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N318TD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1871 km est. (158 km recorded)
2026-09-11 11:56 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N302UD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1936 km
2026-09-10 12:09 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N341SV	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1970 km
2026-09-09 13:10 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N901NN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2012 km
2026-09-08 13:08 UTC	AAL498	SJO → SJO San Jose → San Jose	N971AN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~3 km est. (1 km recorded)
2026-09-07 13:41 UTC	AAL498	? → MIA ? → Miami	N960AN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1136 km
2026-09-07 12:29 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N960AN	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1991 km est. (548 km recorded)
2026-09-06 12:59 UTC	AAL498	? → MIA ? → Miami	N306NY	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1258 km
2026-09-06 12:05 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N306NY	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1902 km est. (146 km recorded)
2026-09-05 12:07 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N875NN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1933 km
2026-09-04 12:00 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N878NN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2041 km
2026-09-02 12:14 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N321RL	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1928 km
2026-09-01 13:10 UTC	AAL498	SJO → MIA San Jose → Miami	N342RX	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1960 km