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AA 1550 · American Airlines

Charlotte → Tampa (CLT–TPA)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BOS–DCA, DCA–BOS) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 369 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

AA 1550 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 60% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

AA 1550 arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays and just 54% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the CLT–TPA route.

AA 1550 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 75% across the CLT–TPA route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 1550 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(51 flights)
  • Tue77%(51 flights)
  • Wed81%(53 flights)
  • Thu54%(50 flights)
  • Fri74%(53 flights)
  • Sat67%(48 flights)
  • Sun60%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(18 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(145 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(195 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 20% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202520%30
July 202532%28
August 202573%26
September 202577%30
October 202587%31
November 202579%29
December 202565%31
January 202681%26
February 202675%28
March 202674%31
April 202683%29
May 202678%40
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 369 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.