Historical on-time performance
Albany to Washington
318 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ALB–DCA arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,107 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel6.0%Flights1,107
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security2%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 66 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 → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,015 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,140 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 60 min · 444 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 100 min · 1,077 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 352 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 553 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 558 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 560 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 561 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 530 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 80 min · 562 flights
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