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Fly American Airlines Lie-Flat Business Class Without Leaving the U.S. (July 2025 Update)

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Flying in lay-flat seats within the U.S. isn’t just a dream — it’s reality across dozens of American Airlines routes. In July 2025 alone, American Airlines is scheduled to operate 1,833 domestic flights with fully flat seats in business or first class using internationally configured aircraft like the Boeing 777 and 787 Dreamliner, plus the airline's unique Airbus A321T.

This post breaks down every domestic route with lie-flat service by aircraft type, including detailed route maps, photos of the seats, and searchable tables to find exactly what you want. Whether you’re flying coast-to-coast or jetting to Hawaii, you may be able to fly in style without ever leaving the U.S.

And you don't have to pay out of pocket for these flights. We’ll also show you the best ways to book these lie-flat seats using points and miles.

American Airlines Routes With Lay-Flat First-Class Seats in July 2025

In July 2025, American Airlines scheduled an Airbus A321T or Boeing 777 or 787 (Dreamliner) on 29 domestic routes. Don't care which aircraft type you fly on? Here's the full list of all domestic widebody and A321T flights for July 2025, along with filters and sorting:

Origin
Airport
Destination
Airport
Flight #FrequencyAircraft
Type
Starting
Date
Ending
Date
BOSLAX1188Daily321T06 Jul31 Jul
BOSLAX1578Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
BOSLAX2455Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
CLTMIA1577Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
DFWHNL5Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
DFWLAX1084Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
DFWLAX3007Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
DFWORD2474Daily78805 Jul31 Jul
DFWORD2740Daily78901 Jul04 Jul
DFWORD2988Daily78801 Jul31 Jul
DFWPHL2973Daily78801 Jul04 Jul
DFWPHL2973Daily78906 Jul31 Jul
HNLDFW6Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX1Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX3Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX117Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX171Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX255Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX300Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX302Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX306Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX341Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKMIA655Daily (exc. Sat)77W01 Jul31 Jul
JFKMIA2017Saturdays77W05 Jul26 Jul
JFKSFO15Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO76Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO177Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO179Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSNA2459Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXBOS12Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXBOS382Daily321T05 Jul31 Jul
LAXBOS2453Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXDFW1972Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
LAXDFW2811Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK2Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK4Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK10Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK28Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK32Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK118Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK238Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK274Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK307Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
LAXMIA2311Daily78805 Jul31 Jul
LAXORD2321Daily78P01 Jul31 Jul
LAXPHL1451Daily78806 Jul31 Jul
MIACLT488Daily77201 Jul31 Jul
MIAJFK642Daily77W01 Jul04 Jul
MIAJFK688Daily77W05 Jul31 Jul
MIALAX3013Daily78805 Jul31 Jul
MIAPHL551Daily78801 Jul31 Jul
MIAPHL3060Daily78801 Jul04 Jul
MIAPHL3060Daily78806 Jul31 Jul
ORDDFW1555Daily78801 Jul31 Jul
ORDDFW1747Daily78806 Jul31 Jul
ORDDFW2257Daily78901 Jul04 Jul
ORDLAX2012Daily78P01 Jul31 Jul
ORDPHL2840One-Off78905 Jul05 Jul
ORDPHL3185One-Off78905 Jul05 Jul
PHLDFW3181One-Off78805 Jul05 Jul
PHLDFW3181Daily78906 Jul31 Jul
PHLDFW3326Daily78801 Jul04 Jul
PHLLAX990Daily78805 Jul31 Jul
PHLMIA1181One-Off78804 Jul04 Jul
PHLMIA2433Daily78801 Jul31 Jul
PHLMIA3306Daily78801 Jul03 Jul
PHLMIA3306Daily78805 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK16Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK166Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK234Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK276Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
SNAJFK2459Daily321T01 Jul31 Jul
Map of all domestic routes where American Airlines is flying lie-flat seats in July 2025
Image generated using Great Circle Mapper

But you don't need to be an AvGeek to care about which aircraft type you fly on. As the onboard product can vary between aircraft, let's break down these routes by aircraft type.

Airbus A321T

One of the most unique aircraft configurations flying the U.S. skies is the American Airlines “A321T” aircraft. Unlike its other Airbus A321 aircraft — which have 190 seats — the A321T has just 102 seats, including 30 lie-flat business and true first-class seats.

The first five rows of the plane consist of just ten lie-flat Flagship First Class seats — arranged with just one seat on either side of the single aisle.

Overhead photo of American Airlines Flagship First Class lay-flat seats on Airbus A321T

As if that wasn't enough premium seats, American Airlines installed another 20 lay-flat Flagship Business Class seats across the next five rows — arranged in a 2-2 configuration.

Side photo of American Airlines Flagship Business Class lay-flat seats on Airbus A321T

That leaves the back half of the aircraft with 72 economy seats — half of which are extra legroom “Main Cabin Extra” seats.

In July 2025, American Airlines is flying this unique aircraft on four round-trip cross-country routes between:

  • Boston (BOS) and Los Angeles (LAX)
  • New York Kennedy (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX)
  • New York Kennedy (JFK) and San Francisco (SFO)
  • New York Kennedy (JFK) and Orange County (SNA)
Map of all domestic routes where American Airlines is flying lie-flat seats in June 2025
Image generated using Great Circle Mapper

Here are the exact flights that are operating in July 2025 using the A321T, according to American Airlines' schedule:

Origin
Airport
Destination
Airport
Flight #FrequencyStarting
Date
Ending
Date
BOSLAX1188Daily06 Jul31 Jul
BOSLAX1578Daily01 Jul31 Jul
BOSLAX2455Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX1Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX3Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX117Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX171Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX255Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX300Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX302Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX306Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKLAX341Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO15Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO76Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO177Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSFO179Daily01 Jul31 Jul
JFKSNA2459Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXBOS12Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXBOS382Daily05 Jul31 Jul
LAXBOS2453Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK2Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK4Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK10Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK28Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK32Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK118Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK238Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK274Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXJFK307Daily01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK16Daily01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK166Daily01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK234Daily01 Jul31 Jul
SFOJFK276Daily01 Jul31 Jul
SNAJFK2459Daily01 Jul31 Jul

Boeing 777-300ER (77W)

American Airlines' true “Flagship” aircraft is its Boeing 777-300ER. On international flights, this aircraft operates with four different cabins: economy, premium economy, Flagship Business class, and Flagship First class.

On domestic routes, the options are condensed to economy and (domestic) first class. Passengers who book early enough may be able to select one of the eight Flagship First Class seats in rows 1 and 2.

American-Airlines-AA-Flagship-First-Class-Boeing-777-300ER-Photo-by-JT-Genter

If you can't snag one of the first-class seats, the business-class seats in rows 3-15 are excellent too.

American-Airlines-AA-777-Business-Class

On shorter flights (e.g., Miami to New York), you won't get any of the amenities you would get on long-haul flights — such as the Casper bedding, noise-canceling headphones, and other amenities found in the picture above. That said, you will get some of these amenities on transcontinental flights (e.g., Miami to Los Angeles) and on flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Hawaii — when those flights operate.

American Airlines is operating its Boeing 777-300ER on one round-trip domestic route in July 2025: New York (JFK) to Miami (MIA).

Origin
Airport
Destination
Airport
Flight #FrequencyStarting
Date
Ending
Date
JFKMIA655Daily (exc. Sat)01 July31 July
JFKMIA2017Saturdays05 July26 July
MIAJFK642Daily01 July04 July
MIAJFK688Daily05 July31 July

Boeing 777-200 (772)

American Airlines' Boeing 777-200 aircraft are arranged with three cabins: economy, premium economy, and Flagship Business class. However, business-class seats vary between aircraft. Some are situated with a combination of forward- and rear-facing seats:

American-Airlines-AA-787-First-Class-Cabin-Featured

Others have all forward-facing business class seats in a reverse-herringbone seating arrangement:

American-Airlines-787-9-789-business-class-Photo-by-JT-Genter

You can find the American Airlines Boeing 777-200 operating on just three round-trip domestic routes in July 2025:

  • Charlotte (CLT) to Miami (MIA) — and reverse
  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Honolulu (HNL) — and reverse
  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX) — and reverse
Map of domestic routes where American Airlines is flying lie-flat seats on its Boeing 777-200 aircraft in July 2025
Image generated using Great Circle Mapper

According to American Airlines' schedule, here are the exact flights that are operating in July 2025 using the 777-200:

Origin
Airport
Destination
Airport
Flight #FrequencyStarting
Date
Ending
Date
CLTMIA1577Daily01 Jul31 Jul
DFWHNL5Daily01 Jul31 Jul
DFWLAX1084Daily01 Jul31 Jul
DFWLAX3007Daily01 Jul31 Jul
HNLDFW6Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXDFW1972Daily01 Jul31 Jul
LAXDFW2811Daily01 Jul31 Jul
MIACLT488Daily01 Jul31 Jul

Boeing 787-8 (788)

Business class on American Airlines' Boeing 787-8 generally have the same forward- and rear-facing seats that you'll find on some of the 777-200s:

American-Airlines-AA-787-First-Class-Cabin-Featured

However, the newest American Airlines 787-8 Dreamliners have much better Super Diamond seats:

American Airlines 787-8 Dreamliner new business class seats

You can find the Boeing 787-8 operating on five round-trip domestic routes in July 2025:

  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) — and reverse
  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL) — and reverse
  • Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) — and reverse
  • Los Angeles (LAX) to Philadelphia (PHL) — and reverse
  • Miami (MIA) to Philadelphia (PHL) — and reverse
Map of domestic routes where American Airlines is flying lie-flat seats on its Boeing 787-8 aircraft in July 2025
Image generated using Great Circle Mapper

According to American Airlines' schedule, here are the flights that are operating in July 2025 using the 787-8:

Origin
Airport
Destination
Airport
Flight #FrequencyStarting
Date
Ending
Date
DFWORD2474Daily05 Jul31 Jul
DFWORD2988Daily01 Jul31 Jul
DFWPHL2973Daily01 Jul04 Jul
LAXMIA2311Daily05 Jul31 Jul
LAXPHL1451Daily06 Jul31 Jul
MIALAX3013Daily05 Jul31 Jul
MIAPHL551Daily01 Jul31 Jul
MIAPHL3060Daily01 Jul04 Jul
MIAPHL3060Daily06 Jul31 Jul
ORDDFW1555Daily01 Jul31 Jul
ORDDFW1747Daily06 Jul31 Jul
PHLDFW3181One-Off05 Jul05 Jul
PHLDFW3326Daily01 Jul04 Jul
PHLLAX990Daily05 Jul31 Jul
PHLMIA1181One-Off04 Jul04 Jul
PHLMIA2433Daily01 Jul31 Jul
PHLMIA3306Daily01 Jul03 Jul
PHLMIA3306Daily05 Jul31 Jul

Boeing 787-9 (789)

Meanwhile, business class on American Airlines' older fleet of Boeing 787-9 aircraft have all forward-facing seats just like you'll find on the other 777-200s:

American-Airlines-787-9-789-business-class-Photo-by-JT-Genter

You'll find this version of American Airlines Boeing 787-9 operating on two round-trip routes in July 2025:

  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) — and reverse
  • Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL) — and reverse

Plus two one-off flights:

  • Chicago (ORD) to Philadelphia (PHL) on July 5 — flight #2840
  • Chicago (ORD) to Philadelphia (PHL) on July 5 — flight #3185
Map of domestic routes where American Airlines is flying lie-flat seats on its Boeing 787-9 aircraft in July 2025
Image generated using Great Circle Mapper

According to American Airlines' schedule, here are the flights that are operating in July 2025 using the 787-9:

Origin
Airport
Destination
Airport
Flight #FrequencyStarting
Date
Ending
Date
DFWORD2740Daily01 Jul04 Jul
DFWPHL2973Daily06 Jul31 Jul
ORDDFW2257Daily01 Jul04 Jul
ORDPHL2840One-Off05 Jul05 Jul
ORDPHL3185One-Off05 Jul05 Jul
PHLDFW3181Daily06 Jul31 Jul

Boeing 787-9 (78P)

American Airlines' brand-new Flagship Suites took off for the first time in Jun. Before launching this new business class product on international flights, American Airlines is starting off with domestic runs for this new aircraft configuration. This month, you can try out American Airlines' new business class product on the route between Chicago (ORD) and Los Angeles (LAX).

Close-up shot of American Airlines Flagship Suite
Credit: American Airlines

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Best Ways To Book American Airlines Lay-Flat Seats With Miles

American Airlines AAdvantage®

It's a good idea to start your search with American Airlines. AAdvantage uses dynamic award pricing for award flights on American Airlines. So, you may be able to book some of these flights for pretty cheap using AAdvantage miles. However, AAdvantage may charge a premium for nonstop flights — particularly on these nice aircraft.

The best option that we can find during July 2025 is from Charlotte (CLT) to Miami (MIA) for 18,500 AAdvantage miles. Surprisingly, American Airlines is pricing these lie-flat flights at the same rate as recliner-seat options on some days:

Screenshot showing AAdvantage award search results from Miami to Charlotte in lay-flat first class using AAdvantage miles

Alaska Mileage Plan

For shorter American Airlines flights, your cheapest mileage option might very well be booking through Alaska Mileage Plan — particularly after a recent British Airways partner devaluation and Qatar Airways partner devaluation.

One of the best Alaska sweet spots is booking American Airlines flights under 700 miles in distance. That's just long enough to cover the route between Charlotte (CLT) and Miami (MIA). You'll only need to pay just 9,000 miles for domestic first class!

Screenshot of Alaska Mileage Plan awards on American Airlines from Miami to Charlotte
Credit: Alaska Mileage Plan

The trouble with this sweet spot is how hard it is to accumulate Mileage Plan miles on the ground. This makes transferring Bilt Rewards points to Alaska, earning miles through the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card, and transferring Amex points to HawaiianMiles and then from HawaiianMiles to Alaska critical to taking advantage of this sweet spot.

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Chase Ultimate Rewards

The cash rates for business class aren't cheap. But, using Chase Ultimate Rewards to book a cash flight through the Chase Travel Portal could be the best way to snag one of these lie-flat seats. Just do the math to ensure you're getting the most use out of your Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

Learn More: Benefits of Booking Award Flights via Chase Travel℠ Portal

Final Thoughts

Trying out a lay-flat seat when flying domestically is always nice, and American Airlines offers some of the best options. If you're traveling this month, look out for these internationally configured and specialty aircraft when booking flights. And make sure to consider all of the ways — miles, points, and cash — that you can use to book these tickets.

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