Since the 1990s, American Airlines has operated non-stop flights to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, initially with Boeing 747SPs, then with McDonnell-Douglas MD-11s, before transferring to the 777-200ER in the early 2000s and later the 787-8. Currently, American only serves NRT from Dallas-Fort Worth, with the route operated by both Bigfoot and the Dreamliner.
Server: Solo
Airline: American Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200ER (Oneworld)
Origin: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, Texas (DFW)
Destination: Narita International Airport, Narita, Japan (NRT)
Flight Number: AA61
Route: KDFW-RJAA
Seat: 5L (Flagship Business)
Time En Route: 12 Hours
Boarding at the D gates, which handle almost all international flights, after a 4-hour delay from one of those thunderstorms so common in Texas during the summer
We’re having a long taxi to Runway 17C due to 17R being closed for construction. This means that a lot more traffic is trying to use 18L and 18R, so to expedite our departure and avoid the line, we’re taxiing across the airport for takeoff.
Roaring Trent 800 takeoff from the biggest airport in Texas
Leaving the coast of Oregon
Evening over the North Pacific. Dinner was decent and now we’re going to take full advantage of our lie-flat seat.
Waking up on our final descent
Night landing in Narita
Parked at Terminal 2 for the remainder of the night, due to noise restrictions closing the airport from 12 AM to 6 AM