Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Albany
852 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ALB arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%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-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.1%Flights1,046
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline59%
- Weather41%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 22 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 ATL → ALB
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 73% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 804 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 292 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 887 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,081 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 376 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 453 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 447 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 453 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 455 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 449 flights
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