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Flight Reliability

AA 5581 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5581 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 439 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(58 flights)
  • Tue72%(64 flights)
  • Wed80%(65 flights)
  • Thu81%(57 flights)
  • Fri65%(60 flights)
  • Sat78%(63 flights)
  • Sun81%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(45 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(119 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(170 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(90 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 62% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%21
July 202550%28
September 202585%54
October 202593%28
November 202579%58
December 202556%54
January 202681%32
February 202690%10
March 202670%23
April 202689%52
May 202680%59
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
424
Months covered
12

Based on 439 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.