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Flight Reliability

AA 5550 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5550 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 368 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(52 flights)
  • Tue82%(54 flights)
  • Wed80%(46 flights)
  • Thu82%(49 flights)
  • Fri76%(46 flights)
  • Sat63%(54 flights)
  • Sun52%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(70 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(49 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(129 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 50% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%32
July 202550%18
August 202567%49
October 202583%46
January 202691%21
February 202682%45
March 202683%58
April 202669%36
May 202675%28
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
12

Based on 368 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.