Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Albany
288 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–ALB arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,637 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.2%Flights1,637
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BWI → ALB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 847 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,260 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 1,001 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 45 min · 764 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 60 min · 1,094 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 764 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 762 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 732 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 744 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 40 min · 742 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 45 min · 637 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 50 min · 585 flights
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