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Flight Reliability

AA 3556 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 3556 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 562 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(70 flights)
  • Tue87%(94 flights)
  • Wed76%(74 flights)
  • Thu69%(77 flights)
  • Fri78%(78 flights)
  • Sat83%(76 flights)
  • Sun83%(75 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(254 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(228 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(40 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 69% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%54
July 202580%59
August 202565%60
September 202578%60
October 202565%62
November 202597%29
December 202584%31
January 202684%49
February 2026100%26
March 202690%10
April 202675%44
May 202688%60
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
544
Months covered
12

Based on 562 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.