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Flight Reliability

AA 5508 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5508 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 547 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(80 flights)
  • Tue81%(80 flights)
  • Wed72%(83 flights)
  • Thu81%(72 flights)
  • Fri87%(77 flights)
  • Sat86%(73 flights)
  • Sun78%(71 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(167 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(223 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(90 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(36 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM40%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 60% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%25
July 202540%20
August 202580%55
September 202595%58
October 202584%62
November 202586%58
December 202577%62
January 202688%58
February 202673%22
March 202682%17
April 202681%53
May 202685%46
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
536
Months covered
12

Based on 547 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.