Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Albany
Flights on DTW–ALB arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,086 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.6%Flights809
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.4%Flights277
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft7%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 DTW → ALB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 604 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 913 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,050 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,089 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 419 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 50 min · 547 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 531 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 530 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 546 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 543 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 541 flights
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