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Flight Reliability

AA 5544 · American Airlines

Washington → Pensacola (DCA–PNS)

27
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
57%
Arrive within 15 minutes
41 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
5 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 5544 arrived on time 71% of the time on Mondays and just 44% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DCA–PNS route.

AA 5544 arrived on time 57% of the time, versus 69% across the DCA–PNS route.

Well behind the American Airlines network.

AA 5544 arrived on time 57% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 5544 was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(49 flights)
  • Tue64%(50 flights)
  • Wed58%(50 flights)
  • Thu48%(50 flights)
  • Fri60%(47 flights)
  • Sat57%(44 flights)
  • Sun44%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(330 flights)
On-time trend by month
27%
May

Jun 50% → May 27% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%26
July 202538%24
August 202567%30
September 202562%29
October 202574%31
November 202568%25
December 202567%27
January 202652%29
February 202670%27
March 202653%30
April 202660%30
May 202627%30
Departures on time
60%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
338
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 359 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.