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Boeing 787-9 · N823AN · American Airlines

Boeing 787-9 illustration in American Airlines livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Boeing 787-9

B787-40641Active
RegistrationUSN823AN
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OperatorAmerican Airlines
1operators
1incidents
0accidents
8logbook years
3photos

Boeing 787-9 built in 2016 in Everett / Charleston (USA). Operates for American Airlines.

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Nearly new · 10 years · ≈ 48,000 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing
Engines2× N/A
PropulsionTurbofan
Seats285 (C30 · W21 · Y234)
First flight2016
Built inEverett / Charleston (EE. UU.)
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
OwnerAmerican Airlines
MSN40641
Hex / ICAO 24-bitAB3C0D
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Figures for the 787-9 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 60% the length of a football pitch

Length62.8 m206 ft
Wingspan60.1 m197 ft
Height17.0 m56 ft
Range14,010 km7,565 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,100 m42,979 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight259,228 kg571,499 lb
Maximum payload130,408 kg287,500 lbIts 296 passengers with baggage would weigh about 29.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity296 passengersUp to 420 in a high-density layout
Endurance15 h 31 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 14,010 km range, from Dallas/Fort Worth it could fly non-stop as far as:

SYDSydney (Mascot)13,808 kmDELNew Delhi13,154 kmHKGHong Kong13,053 kmDXBDubai12,920 kmDOHDoha12,745 km
Beyond its rangeBOMMumbai14,136 km

The type first flew in 2009 (17 years ago) · About 1,150 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

30Business
21Premium
234Economy

285 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2018–2025American Airlines · 8 years
Main base
DFWDallas/Fort Worth8 years
Also flew to
LAXLos AngelesORDChicagoHNLHonoluluOGGKahuluiMIAMiamiPHLPhiladelphiaPHXPhoenixANCAnchorageMCOOrlandoLASLas VegasJFKNew York

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025
American Airlines · 39 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
2024
American Airlines · 73 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Chicago (ORD) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
2023
American Airlines · 88 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Honolulu (HNL)
91 days inactive
2022
American Airlines · 172 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Kahului (OGG)
35 days inactive
2021
American Airlines · 170 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)
31 days inactive
2020
American Airlines · 96 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
153 days inactive
2019
American Airlines · 73 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)
2018
American Airlines · 62 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX)
42 days inactive
No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2018.

Aircraft chronology

2016
Built
Assembled by Boeing in Everett / Charleston (USA).
Nov 17, 2016
Delivered to Boeing Charleston
Delivered to Boeing Charleston as N823AN.
Dec 15, 2016
Transferred to American Airlines
Transferred to American Airlines.
Oct 14, 2022
Incident at Keflavík
On October 14, 2022, the Boeing 787-9 aircraft (registration N823AN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an incident at Keflavík (Iceland) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: the NTSB (United States).
Source: NTSB

Operators

2016-11-17
Boeing Charleston
Registration N823AN
2016-12-15
American Airlines
Registration N823AN
2016-12-21
American Airlines
Registration N823AN

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Boeing 787-9 · N823AN · American Airlines. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B787-40641

MLA

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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Wikipedia

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