Skip to content
WanderNerd
Check a flight

Flight Reliability

AA 557 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 557 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
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 284 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(42 flights)
  • Tue77%(43 flights)
  • Wed83%(40 flights)
  • Thu76%(37 flights)
  • Fri68%(37 flights)
  • Sat78%(37 flights)
  • Sun65%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(103 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(76 flights)
  • 12–3 PM60%(55 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 96% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%56
July 202579%58
August 202570%10
October 202592%26
December 202564%11
February 202668%22
April 202648%46
May 202664%39
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
1.4%
Flights flown
276
Months covered
10

Keep nerding

Based on 284 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.