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Flight Reliability

AA 5541 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5541 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

61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
27 min
Average arrival delay
11.6%
Cancelled
5 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(40 flights)
  • Tue62%(53 flights)
  • Wed53%(45 flights)
  • Thu69%(49 flights)
  • Fri49%(51 flights)
  • Sat74%(34 flights)
  • Sun62%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(6 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(210 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(40 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
May

Jun 51% → May 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202551%35
July 202532%44
December 202577%22
January 202673%55
February 202655%44
March 202650%10
April 202680%45
May 202660%55
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
319
Months covered
9

Based on 363 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.