Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Albany
Flights on ORD–ALB arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,084 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-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.5%Flights65
- Envoy AirOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights742
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.3%Flights559
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights718
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 46 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 ORD → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,181 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,332 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 596 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,200 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 347 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 695 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 585 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 627 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 653 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 706 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 686 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 705 flights
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