Historical on-time performance
Washington to Albany
318 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–ALB arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,227 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9080 minCancel6.6%Flights1,181
- Envoy AirOn-time67%Medianon timep9045 minCancel6.5%Flights46
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
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 DCA → ALB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,452 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,045 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 60 min · 260 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 938 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 342 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 578 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 572 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 567 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 563 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 580 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 526 flights
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