Flight AA553
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Ground Delay Program at San Diego International Airport (SAN): Average 37 minutes, up to 1 hour and 11 minutes
Reason: airport volume
Airport status
Phoenix (PHX) to Tampa (TPA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 25% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 42 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 74.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 42 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 67
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 44%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 39%
- Air traffic control & airport 18%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 7% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 51 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 92.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 51 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 63%
- Extreme weather 37%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 65.2% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 75.0% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 85.0% | 20 |
| August 2026 | 92.6% | 27 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data