Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Albany
723 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–ALB arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,540 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.3%Flights392
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights68
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.7%Flights599
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights481
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 ORD → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,068 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,257 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 464 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 65 min · 134 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,196 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 609 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 632 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 562 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 504 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 613 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 612 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 588 flights
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