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Domestic And International Online Flight Check-In

Travel Made Easier

Online Flight Check-In is available anytime between 1 and 24 hours prior to departure for domestic flights and 2 to 24 hours prior to departure for international flights.

Note: Due to documentation verification requirements, our Ticket Counter Agents will be happy to assist with check-in for customers who need a visa to travel to another country or those who are traveling with a green card.

Step 1:

Be Prepared with your Flight Details

All passengers must have:
  • Full name as it appears in travel documents
  • Flight Record Locator or the origin and destination cities

International passengers must also have:
  • Passport information
  • Emergency contact phone number

Step 2:

access online flight check-in

American Airlines provides three different ways to enter the online check-in process:
  • Direct Web Address: www.aa.com/findreservation
  • Home page: Click the "My Reservations / Flight Check-In" tab at the top of the page to the right of the booking window
  • Pre-Departure Email: Approximately 24 hours before a flight, American Airlines sends a reminder email to customers who provided an email address in their flight details

Additionally, Online Check-In can be accessed from our International AA.com websites.

Step 3:

Find Your Information

Find Reservation as an AAdvantage member:
  • Under "Login" enter your AAdvantage number and AA.com password. You may also login with the email address associated to your AAdvantage account. To use this alternate login feature, the email address should be unique and not associated to more than one AAdvantage account.
  • Select "Go"
  • Select the itinerary to check-in

Find Reservation without Login:
  • Enter the passenger's first and last name and the six character Record Locator
  • Select "Go"

Step 4:

look for "ready to check-in" to confirm ability to check-in
  • If "More information needed to travel" appears, click "Add/edit passenger details" and complete the required information for each passenger
  • Please note: Information can be added at any point after booking and before flight check-in
  • If the first flight in the itinerary is on British Airways, Iberia or Japan Airlines, the "Ready for Check-In" check box will not appear. Customers should click "check-in" and they will be automatically redirected to the operating carrier's website

Step 5:

select passengers for flight check-in
  • A prompt will ask if you are traveling with an infant. Customers must indicate they are traveling with an infant because other travel requirements apply
  • We may ask you to select a seat if there is not already a seat assignment. Please note: There are instances where a passenger may not be able to select a seat and complete flight check-in

Step 6:

international passengers: verify passport information

Step 7:

click the red check-in button

Step 8:

Select Your Boarding Pass Delivery Option
  • "Print" your boarding pass immediately from the confirmation page
  • "Email" your boarding pass to print later
  • "Send to Mobile" so you can use your phone as a boarding pass at select airports

    • Check In Now

Conditions

  • Tickets must be issued electronically to be eligible for Online Flight Check-In.
  • The first flight of the itinerary for which a customer is checking in must be operated by American Airlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, British Airways, Iberia or Japan Airlines.
  • Additionally, international customers must meet international flight requirements.

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Reprint a Boarding Pass After Flight Check-In

You can re-enter the Online Flight Check-In process and select "View boarding pass" after step 3. Please see our boarding pass re-print FAQs for the step-by-step process.

Check a bag after using Online Flight Check-In

You can check a bag at the Self-Service kiosk located near the American Airlines counter by selecting "Check-In Bags Only" option on the home screen.