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AA 5538 on time

American Airlines 5538: Gulfport to Charlotte at 7:04 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
281 flights · likely 83–91%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−19 min
median vs schedule
When late
+145 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 5538 flights from Gulfport arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 19 minutes early.

AA 5538: GPT → CLT

Scheduled to leave Gulfport at 7:04 a.m. local time, operated by PSA Airlines as OH 5538. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (281 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88DecJan 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebApr 2026: 100% on time (23 flights)100AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4180%
Tuesday4195%
Wednesday4386%
Thursday4088%
Friday4093%
Saturday3692%
Sunday4078%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is AA 5538 from GPT to CLT late?

American Airlines 5538 from Gulfport/Biloxi, MS to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 281 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% 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.