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Flight Reliability

AA 5536 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5536 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 227 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(28 flights)
  • Tue85%(33 flights)
  • Wed94%(35 flights)
  • Thu79%(29 flights)
  • Fri70%(33 flights)
  • Sat87%(30 flights)
  • Sun76%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(44 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(8 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(27 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(59 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Aug 80% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202580%25
September 202588%57
October 202589%18
December 202582%27
January 202669%26
February 202664%11
April 202688%24
May 202693%28
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
221
Months covered
10

Based on 227 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.