American Airlines adds more than 22,000 seats for football fans following release of 2025–2026 NFL schedule

American Airlines is adding thousands of seats for thousands of fans to watch touchdown after touchdown this fall. As part of the airline’s largest-ever fall football schedule, more than 185 additional flights with more than 22,000 additional seats will make it easy for fans to plan the perfect getaway that is sure to be a winning game plan.

American will add special flights for fans to watch the action where its best: live from the stadium. In total, the airline will add nearly 11,000 additional seats for fans this fall between special fan flights and larger aircraft operating from American’s hubs such as Philadelphia (PHL) and Washington, D.C. (DCA).

2025 fall games	Flight dates
Washington at Green Bay, Wis.	Sep. 11: DCA–GRB Sep. 12: GRB–DCA
San Francisco at New Orleans	Sep. 12: SFO–MSY Sep. 15: MSY–SFO
Philadelphia at Kansas City, Mo.*	Additional seats on Sep. 13 PHL–MCI and Sep. 15 MCI–PHL
Indianapolis at Los Angeles	Sep. 26: IND–LAX Sep. 28: LAX–IND
Philadelphia at Tampa, Fla.	Sep. 26: PHL–TPA Sep. 29: TPA–PHL
Kansas City at Jacksonville, Fla.	Oct. 5: MCI–JAX Oct. 7: JAX–MCI
Tennessee at Las Vegas	Oct. 10: BNA—LAS Oct. 13: LAS–BNA
New England at New Orleans	Oct. 10: BOS–MSY Oct. 13: MSY–BOS
Seattle at Jacksonville	Oct. 10: SEA–JAX Oct. 13: JAX–SEA
Detroit at Kansas City	Oct. 11: DTW–MCI Oct. 13: MCI–DTW
Detroit at Los Angeles	Dec. 12: DTW–LAX Dec. 15: LAX–DTW
New England at Tennessee	Oct. 17: BOS–BNA Oct. 20: BNA–BOS
Philadelphia at Minnesota	Oct. 18: PHL–MSP Oct. 20: MSP–PHL
Buffalo, N.Y., at Carolina	Oct. 25: BUF–CLT Oct. 27: CLT–BUF
Baltimore at Miami	Oct. 30: BWI–MIA Oct. 31: MIA–BWI
Jacksonville at Las Vegas	Nov. 1: JAX–LAS Nov. 3: LAS–JAX
Carolina at Green Bay	Nov. 1: CLT–GRB (two flights) Nov. 3: GRB–CLT (two flights)
Detroit at Washington*	Additional seats on Nov. 7 and 8 DTW–DCA and Nov. 10 DCA–DTW
Buffalo at Miami	Nov. 7: BUF–MIA Nov. 10: MIA–BUF
Pittsburgh at Los Angeles	Nov. 7: PIT–LAX Nov. 9: LAX–PIT
Philadelphia at Green Bay	Nov. 10: PHL–GRB Nov. 11: GRB–PHL
Detroit at Philadelphia*	Additional seats on Nov. 15 DTW–PHL and Nov. 17 PHL–DTW
Buffalo at Houston	Nov. 20: BUF–IAH Nov. 21: IAH–BUF
Cleveland at Las Vegas	Nov. 21: CLE–LAS Nov. 24: LAS–CLE
Kansas City at Tennessee	Dec. 19: MCI–BNA Dec. 22: BNA–MCI
Cincinnati at Miami	Dec. 19: CVG–MIA Dec. 22: MIA–CVG
Philadelphia at Buffalo*	Additional seats on Dec. 27 PHL–BUF and Dec. 29 BUF–PHL
Kansas City at Las Vegas	Jan. 2: MCI–LAS Jan 5: LAS–MCI
Green Bay home games	Additional flights throughout the fall

American is the Official Airline of the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles. With hubs in Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX) and Philadelphia (PHL), fans can cheer their teams on the road through American’s extensive network of existing flights.

Combined from DFW, LAX and PHL, American will operate nonstop flights to more than 260 destinations around the world this fall with more than 1,300 peak daily flights — that’s more than 12 million round-trip minutes flown, or more than 800,000 quarters.

“Go long” this fall with American’s international options

Fans looking to combine their love of football with an international getaway also have options with American. In November, American will be adding additional nonstop flights between Miami (MIA) and Madrid (MAD), creating the perfect mix of tapas and touchdowns.

American operates more flights to London (LHR), MAD and Sao Paulo (GRU) than any other U.S. airline. And, together with our partners, customers have the most comprehensive access to international games — including in Dublin (DUB) and Berlin (BER).

The partnership between American and British Airways is the largest of any airlines connecting the United Kingdom with the United States. Fans this fall can zip across the pond nonstop from 28 airports in the U.S. to London on more than 70 daily flights, making going from end zone to pub zone a proper no-brainer.

Location	Month	American’s international presence
Sao Paulo (GRU)	September	Four daily flights to GRU — including daily service from DFW and New York (JFK), and twice-daily service from Miami (MIA).
Dublin (DUB)	September	Four daily flights to DUB, including daily service from Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), DFW and PHL.
London (LHR)	October	American operates 24 daily flights to LHR from 10 U.S. cities including Los Angeles (LAX) and JFK — the most of any U.S. airline. Its partner British Airways operates 47 daily flights to LHR and LGW from 26 U.S. cities.
Madrid (MAD)	November	Up to six daily flights, including two daily flights on select days from MIA and daily service from CLT, DFW, JFK and PHL.

Get from gate to gridiron this fall

College football fans will also score a huge win with American adding flights for more than 40 games. Totaling more than 11,000 additional seats, getting to some of the most popular games for tailgating next season will be easy with American.

As the Official Airline Sponsor of Texas Athletics, American is adding special flights from Austin, Texas (AUS), as part of its fall schedule for fans traveling to cheer on the Longhorns.

Route	Flight dates
Birmingham, Ala., at Waco, Texas	Aug. 28: BHM–ACT Aug 30: ACT–BHM
New Orleans at Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.	Aug. 29: MSY–GSP Aug. 31: GSP–MSY
Austin, Texas at Columbus, Ohio	Aug. 29: AUS–CMH Aug. 31: CMH–AUS
Birmingham at Tallahassee, Fla.	Aug. 29: BHM–TLH Aug. 31: TLH–BHM
Indianapolis, Ind., at Miami	Aug. 29: MIA–IND* Sep. 1: IND-MIA
Detroit at Oklahoma City	Sep. 5: DTW–OKC Sep. 7: OKC–DTW
Madison, Wis., at Birmingham	Sep. 12: MSN–BHM Sep. 14: BHM–MSN
Houston at South Bend, Ind.	Sep. 12: IAH–SBN Sep. 14: SBN–IAH
Birmingham at Oklahoma City	Sep. 19: BHM–OKC Sep. 21: OKC–BHM
Gainesville, Fla., at Miami	Sep.19: GNV–MIA Sep. 21: MIA–GNV
Columbus at Seattle	Sep. 26: CMH–SEA Sep. 28: SEA–CMH
Eugene, Ore., at Harrisburg, Pa.	Sep. 26: EUG–MDT Sep. 28: MDT–EUG
Birmingham at College Station, Texas	Sep. 26: BHM–CLL Sep. 28: CLL–BHM
South Bend at Northwest Arkansas	Sep. 26: DCA–XNA Sep. 28: XNA–DCA
Austin at Gainesville	Oct. 3: AUS–GNV Oct. 5: GNV–AUS
Harrisburg at Los Angeles	Oct. 3: MDT–LAX Oct. 5: LAX–MDT
Boise, Idaho, at South Bend	Oct. 3: BOI–SBN Oct. 5: SBN–BOI
Birmingham at Columbia, Mo.	Oct. 10: BHM–COU Oct. 12: COU–BHM
Indianapolis at Eugene	Oct. 10: IND–EUG Oct. 12: EUG–IND
Gainesville at College Station	Oct. 10: GNV–CLL Oct. 12: CLL–GNV
Columbus at Madison, Wis.	Oct. 17: CMH–MSN Oct. 19: MSN–CMH
Philadelphia at Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Oct. 17: PHL–CID Oct. 19: CID–PHL
Austin at Lexington, Ky.	Oct. 17: AUS–LEX Oct. 19: LEX–AUS
Baton Rouge, La., at Nashville, Tenn.	Oct. 17: BTR–BNA Oct. 19: BNA–BTR
St. Louis at Montgomery, Ala.	Oct. 17: STL–MGM Oct. 19: MGM–STL
Dallas-Fort Worth at Greenville-Spartanburg	Oct. 17: DFW–GSP Oct. 19: GSP–DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth at Northwest Arkansas*	Oct. 17: DFW–XNA Oct. 19: XNA–DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth at Baton Rouge	Oct. 24: DFW–BTR Oct. 26: BTR–DFW
Madison at Eugene	Oct. 24: MSN–EUG Oct. 26: EUG–MSN
Oklahoma City at Knoxville, Tenn.	Oct. 31: OKC–TYS Nov. 2: TYS–OKC
Dallas-Fort Worth at Columbia	Nov. 7: DFW–COU Nov. 9: COU–DFW
Omaha, Neb., at Los Angeles	Nov. 7: OMA–LAX Nov. 9: LAX–OMA
Baton Rouge at Birmingham	Nov. 7: BTR–BHM Nov. 9: BHM–BTR
Tallahassee at Greenville-Spartanburg	Nov. 7: TLH–GSP Nov. 9: GSP–TLH
Oklahoma City at Birmingham	Nov. 14: OKC–BHM Nov. 16: BHM–OKC
Los Angeles at Columbus	Nov. 14: LAX–CMH Nov. 16: CMH–LAX
Austin at Atlanta	Nov. 14: AUS–ATL Nov. 16: ATL–AUS
Des Moines, Iowa, at Los Angeles	Nov. 14: DSM–LAX Nov. 16: LAX–DSM
Los Angeles at Eugene	Nov. 21: LAX–EUG Nov. 23: EUG–LAX
St. Louis at Oklahoma City	Nov. 21: STL–OKC Nov. 23: OKC–STL
Northwest Arkansas at Austin	Nov. 21: XNA–AUS Nov. 23: AUS–XNA
Nashville at Gainesville	Nov. 21: BNA–GNV Nov. 23: GNV–BNA
South Bend home games	Round-trip flights throughout the season on Fridays and Sundays on LGA–SBN and DCA–SBN