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Flight Reliability

AA 5255 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5255 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
6.8%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 264 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(37 flights)
  • Tue64%(36 flights)
  • Wed73%(40 flights)
  • Thu77%(35 flights)
  • Fri72%(36 flights)
  • Sat81%(26 flights)
  • Sun63%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(80 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(43 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(59 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 47% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%43
July 202570%10
September 202569%32
November 202596%24
December 202573%26
January 202689%26
February 202690%10
March 202669%13
April 202674%27
May 202690%29
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
245
Months covered
11

Based on 264 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.