Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Albany
717 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–ALB arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 695 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights695
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 MDW → ALB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 58% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 145 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 765 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 35 min · 215 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 50 min · 599 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 75 min · 277 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 289 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 307 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 289 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 35 min · 310 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 40 min · 308 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 35 min · 214 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 55 min · 284 flights
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