AA553 PhoenixPHX · 16:14 TampaTPA · 23:11
AA553 by American Airlines flies from Phoenix (PHX) to Tampa (TPA).
scheduled from PHX
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHX and TPA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Phoenix
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Tampa
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Phoenix to Tampa flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA553 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Phoenix to Tampa on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHX local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How AA553 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA553 across the PHX and TPA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +30 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA553 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N918US.
Board clocks recorded as PHX and TPA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: AA553 Phoenix to Tampa on-time performance, measured from the PHX and TPA airport boards.
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