Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Albany
852 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ALB arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,047 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.2%Flights1,047
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → ALB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 717 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 379 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 863 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,068 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 364 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 446 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 448 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 448 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 447 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 456 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 446 flights
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