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AA 5502 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5502 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
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 480 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(67 flights)
  • Tue78%(64 flights)
  • Wed83%(63 flights)
  • Thu83%(70 flights)
  • Fri80%(69 flights)
  • Sat77%(66 flights)
  • Sun71%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(29 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(95 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(226 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(69 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(44 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 74% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%57
August 202556%50
September 202586%59
October 202590%40
November 202581%58
December 202572%58
January 202691%54
February 202681%26
April 202679%24
May 202673%30
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
467
Months covered
12

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Based on 480 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.