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Key airports in American Airlines
Key airports in American Airlines
Dallas/Fort Worth (IATA: DFW) is AA's official headquarters and largest hub, with flights to destinations throughout the AA network. Although most of DFW's passengers are connecting, the airport was designed to be most convenient for locals: gates are very close to ticketing and baggage claim, but very far from each other. Fortunately, DFW has a new, fast and clean people mover system which makes two stops in each terminal. The international terminal (Terminal D) is the newest terminal in the airport, while the other terminals are of late-1970s vintage and have had spotty makeovers over the years.
Chicago (IATA: ORD) is also an important hub for AA, handling flights across the US and to Europe and Asia. It is particularly susceptible to delays and cancellations in the winter, which can be good if you don't mind getting bumped and compensated, but can be bad if you're flying on a time-sensitive schedule. However, Chicago is the only AA station with service to Beijing, India (Delhi) and many European destinations.
Miami (IATA: MIA) is AA's main north-south hub: if you're headed to Latin America, you will probably transit through either Miami or DFW. AA's terminal at MIA has been under construction for several years, so you may be in a brand-new part (concourse A and much of concourse D) or a very old part (concourse C, E and part of concourse D). Check-in, security, customs and immigration at MIA tend to be a hassle, so plan ahead and allot yourself extra time when departing or connecting through the airport. It is also a major connection point
New York City (IATA: NYC metropolitan/all airports ) is a major market for AA, with three airports all serviced by American.
- The main airport, John F Kennedy International (IATA: JFK) handles a number of transatlantic connections, as well as transpacific connections through Tokyo-Narita. It's also the major east coast connection point to OneWorld partner airlines for both transatlantic and transpacific service. The brand new terminal 8 is fully functional and now handling all of AA's traffic.
- LaGuardia (IATA: LGA) is closer in to Manhattan by cab, and has both incoming flights from the DFW and ORD hubs as well as acting as a local hub for some short-haul regional flights in the northeast.
St. Louis (IATA: STL) became an AA hub following its merger with TWA in 2001. STL's significance in the route network has diminished since then, and if you connect there nowadays, you are most likely flying on one or more regional jets en route. This hub will close in 2010.
San Juan (IATA: SJU) is a smaller hub which handles much of AA's traffic in the Caribbean.
Los Angeles (IATA: LAX) is a major focus city on the west coast; most flights to smaller west-coast destinations not large enough to be served directly out of Dallas or Chicago will connect through Los Angeles. Also, there is transatlantic service to London, transpacific service to Tokyo and Shanghai, and it is a major connection point to transpacific service on OneWorld partners JAL, Cathay Pacific, Qantas; transatlantic service on British Airways, and LAN to South America.
San Francisco (IATA: SFO) is not a hub for American; however, it is a major connecting point to transpacific service on OneWorld partners JAL, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and also has transatlantic service on British Airways and South America service on LAN.
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