Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Albany
646 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–ALB arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 984 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.4%Flights984
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 CLT → 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 62% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 987 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 258 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,017 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 167 flights · limited
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 973 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 482 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 464 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 509 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 500 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 473 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 488 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 489 flights
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