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AA 5588 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 5588 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
6.4%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 393 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(52 flights)
  • Tue77%(51 flights)
  • Wed80%(49 flights)
  • Thu62%(52 flights)
  • Fri49%(53 flights)
  • Sat73%(59 flights)
  • Sun64%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(3 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(34 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(181 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(27 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(120 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 47% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%30
July 202581%26
August 202582%27
September 202580%30
October 202587%31
December 202584%32
January 202666%55
February 202642%48
March 202655%51
April 202667%18
May 202671%17
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
366
Months covered
12

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Based on 393 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.