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AA 559 on time

American Airlines 559: Phoenix to San Diego at 8:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
57%
142 flights · likely 49–65%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 559 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (43%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes late.

AA 559: PHX → SAN

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 57% of the time (142 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to San Diego (100% of days). American Airlines's last PHX–SAN flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 0.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 7:34 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60JulAug 2025: 60% on time (15 flights)60AugSep 2025: too few flights (12 flights)SepOct 2025: 44% on time (16 flights)44OctApr 2026: 65% on time (20 flights)65AprMay 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MayJun 2026: 48% on time (29 flights)48JunJul 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2654%
Tuesday11—
Wednesday17—
Thursday2552%
Friday2045%
Saturday14—
Sunday2955%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 44%Late inbound plane 36%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%

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Questions

How often is AA 559 from PHX to SAN late?

American Airlines 559 from Phoenix, AZ to San Diego, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 43% of 142 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.