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AA 561 on time

American Airlines 561: Phoenix to Portland at 8:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
144 flights · likely 59–74%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 561 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AA 561: PHX → PDX

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 8:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (144 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Phoenix to Portland (100% of days). American Airlines's last PHX–PDX flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 10:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83MayJun 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2025: too few flights (14 flights)AugSep 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 65% on time (20 flights)65AprMay 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MayJun 2026: 59% on time (29 flights)59JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday14—
Wednesday2277%
Thursday2259%
Friday2255%
Saturday2075%
Sunday2662%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 561 from PHX to PDX late?

American Airlines 561 from Phoenix, AZ to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 144 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.