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Flight Reliability

AA 5506 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5506 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 404 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(50 flights)
  • Tue79%(53 flights)
  • Wed68%(56 flights)
  • Thu76%(55 flights)
  • Fri78%(59 flights)
  • Sat74%(58 flights)
  • Sun67%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM60%(52 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(131 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(117 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(27 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(43 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 42% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202542%26
July 202583%30
August 202574%31
September 202589%28
October 202570%30
November 202571%24
December 202578%40
January 202676%55
February 202664%50
March 202667%12
April 202683%24
May 202673%30
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
380
Months covered
12

Based on 404 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.