If you want to export AOL emails to Outlook PST , converting them to PST is a practical option because PST is Outlook's native data format.

For a small number of emails, you can manually configure your AOL account in Outlook and move the messages into a PST file. However, this can become difficult with a large mailbox or when you need to migrate several folders.

I’ve seen Advik AOL Email Backup Tool used for this type of migration. It can download AOL mailbox data and convert emails into PST while preserving folders, email properties, and attachments.

Once the PST is created, you can open or import it into Outlook. Just make sure the AOL account is accessible and you have enough storage space for the exported data.