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Flight Reliability

AA 559 · American Airlines

Phoenix → San Diego (PHXSAN)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PHX–LAS, LAS–ORD) are included in these numbers.

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
5 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 183 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursdays have been rough.

AA 559 arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 56% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the PHX–SAN route.

AA 559 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 75% across the PHX–SAN route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 559 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 183 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(32 flights)
  • Tue60%(15 flights)
  • Wed82%(22 flights)
  • Thu56%(32 flights)
  • Fri71%(24 flights)
  • Sat73%(22 flights)
  • Sun71%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(180 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 63% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%30
July 202560%30
August 202567%15
September 202575%12
October 202547%15
March 202688%24
April 202669%26
May 202674%27
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
182
Months covered
10

Based on 183 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.