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American Airlines 5572: Lexington to Charlotte at 11:21 a.m.; Charlotte to Lexington at 9:15 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LEX → CLT, its busiest leg

On time
84%
250 flights · likely 79–88%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 5572 flights from Lexington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

AA 5572: LEX → CLT

Scheduled to leave Lexington at 11:21 a.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5572. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (250 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78JulAug 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81NovDec 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70DecJan 2026: 81% on time (16 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76FebMar 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 90% on time (20 flights)90MayAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4276%
Tuesday2889%
Wednesday3882%
Thursday3889%
Friday3686%
Saturday3284%
Sunday3683%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 75%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 1%

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AA 5572: CLT → LEX

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 9:15 a.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5572. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (228 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78JulAug 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88AugSep 2025: too few flights (9 flights)SepOct 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100OctNov 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78NovDec 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83DecJan 2026: 81% on time (16 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 80% on time (20 flights)80MayAug 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3876%
Tuesday2483%
Wednesday3479%
Thursday3889%
Friday3190%
Saturday2778%
Sunday3681%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Severe weather 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%

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Questions

How often is AA 5572 from LEX to CLT late?

American Airlines 5572 from Lexington, KY to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 250 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% were cancelled.

How often is AA 5572 from CLT to LEX late?

American Airlines 5572 from Charlotte, NC to Lexington, KY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 228 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% 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.