Historical on-time performance
Albany to Atlanta
852 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ALB–ATL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,046 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.2%Flights1,046
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline61%
- Weather39%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 23 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ALB → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 25 min · 202 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 55 min · 887 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 894 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 453 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 453 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 447 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 376 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 455 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 449 flights
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