Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Albany
717 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–ALB arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 623 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.3%Flights623
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 MDW → 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 57% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 144 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 770 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 216 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 50 min · 605 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 80 min · 291 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 75% on time.
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 313 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 300 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 300 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 207 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 35 min · 316 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 40 min · 318 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 65 min · 272 flights
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