Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Albany
488 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ALB arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,093 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights877
- Delta Air LinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.0%Flights216
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft9%
- 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 DTW → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 685 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,059 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 924 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,089 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 444 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 563 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 555 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 545 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 547 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 553 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 551 flights
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