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AA5556 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA5556, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Columbus - John Glenn Columbus International Airport (Airport Code CMH).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

AA5556 On Time performance:
43
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA5556 American Airlines from Chicago

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday April 29, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (April 30, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
April 29, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
03:55 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
L10B
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:00 pm

Arrival

Columbus (CMH)
April 29, 2026
John Glenn Columbus International Airport
Arrived at:
06:10 pm
Gate:
B20
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:30 pm
Baggage: 5
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AS4588 - Alaska Airlines

- BA5208 - British Airways

- CX7572 - Cathay Pacific

- EI7528 - Aer Lingus

- IB4518 - Iberia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA5556?
The flight AA5556 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA5556?
The distance between the two airports is 295 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA5556?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:45 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-04-30 08:51:35
Current Time in Columbus: 2026-04-30 09:51:35

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and Columbus:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3015. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 55 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3353. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3447. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3520. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3526. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 41 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3527. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3533. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3565. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4270. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 25 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4425. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1492. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1634. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1882. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3491. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3504. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3554. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3624. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3689. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5710.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from April 08, 2026 to April 26, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 14
On Time: 6 ( 43 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 29 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 29 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 44 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AA5556

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
29 April
03:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:10 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 15min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 April
04:00 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:30 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 30min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Sunday
26 April
03:57 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:20 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 23min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 April
04:48 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:06 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 18min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
23 April
03:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:35 pm
Columbus (CMH)
02h 40min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
22 April
04:04 pm
Chicago (ORD)
08:46 pm
Columbus (CMH)
03h 42min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Monday
20 April
03:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:13 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 18min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
19 April
03:54 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:02 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 08min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 April
03:58 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:34 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 36min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 April
06:58 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:27 pm
Columbus (CMH)
01h 29min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed