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AA 5500 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5500 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

89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
17 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 342 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(53 flights)
  • Tue92%(50 flights)
  • Wed92%(49 flights)
  • Thu85%(58 flights)
  • Fri85%(54 flights)
  • Sat83%(29 flights)
  • Sun95%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(190 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(24 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(110 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 73% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%40
July 202586%44
August 202586%49
September 2025100%11
October 2025100%17
November 202590%30
December 2025100%30
January 202692%26
February 202696%26
April 202692%24
May 202690%30
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
334
Months covered
12

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Based on 342 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.