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AA 588 on time

American Airlines 588: Charlotte to Phoenix at 11:36 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
137 flights · likely 78–90%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 588 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AA 588: CLT → PHX

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 11:36 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (137 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2090%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2080%
Friday2090%
Saturday19—
Sunday2075%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 12%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 588 from CLT to PHX late?

American Airlines 588 from Charlotte, NC to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 137 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.