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AA 550 on time

American Airlines 550: Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
237 flights · likely 58–70%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 550 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

AA 550: PHX → FLL

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (237 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (11 flights)DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81FebMar 2026: 20% on time (30 flights)20MarApr 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69AprMay 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3757%
Tuesday2361%
Wednesday3067%
Thursday3669%
Friday3770%
Saturday3759%
Sunday3765%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

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Questions

How often is AA 550 from PHX to FLL late?

American Airlines 550 from Phoenix, AZ to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 237 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.