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Flight Reliability

AA 5559 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5559 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
6.2%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 356 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(49 flights)
  • Tue83%(52 flights)
  • Wed52%(52 flights)
  • Thu70%(46 flights)
  • Fri59%(54 flights)
  • Sat83%(46 flights)
  • Sun79%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(79 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(120 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM41%(39 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(37 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jul 80% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202580%25
November 202578%45
December 202577%56
January 202683%46
February 202661%46
March 202646%54
April 202669%36
May 202684%19
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
333
Months covered
10

Based on 356 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.