Flight Reliability
AA 588 · American Airlines
Charlotte → Phoenix (CLT–PHX)
95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 90%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 11 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 16 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 138 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
AA 588 arrived on time 95% of the time on Thursdays and just 79% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the CLT–PHX route average.
AA 588 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the CLT–PHX route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 588 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon79%(19 flights)
- Tue90%(19 flights)
- Wed90%(19 flights)
- Thu95%(20 flights)
- Fri95%(19 flights)
- Sat95%(20 flights)
- Sun86%(21 flights)
73%
May
Jun 86% → May 73% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 73% | 11 |
- Departures on time
- 80%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 137
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 138 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.