AA542 · AAL542

AAL542 over the last 30 days

As of 2026-10-27

AAL542 is operated by American Airlines on the route Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) → Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU/KRDU). It usually takes off around 01:52 UTC (20:52 local time, DFW). It usually lands around 04:04 UTC (00:04 local time, RDU). Most frequent aircraft type: BOEING 737-800 (B738).

Days with an observed flight (last 30 days)

27/30

Days of the week with an observed flight

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Typical take-off

01:52 UTC · 20:52 local time (DFW)

Typical landing

04:04 UTC · 00:04 local time (RDU)

Typical time airborne

133 min

Median departure deviation from the usual time on this route

+7 min

Departures within 15 minutes of the usual time

64 %

Departures measured

121

Our measurement against the usual departure time of the route, from our own observations over the last 28 days; the figures cover all flights of this airline on the route.

Aircraft types on this flight (last 30 days)

• BOEING 737-800 (B738) — Number of flights: 26
• BOEING 737 MAX 8 (B38M) — Number of flights: 1

Aircraft in the last 7 days

• N825NN · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-27
• N915NN · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-26
• N958AN · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-25
• N993NN · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-24
• N940NN · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-23

Related flights on this route

• All flights KDFW – KRDU