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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Albany

CLTALB · 646 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Albany International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
1,133
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,133 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–ALB flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 44% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Tuesday if you can.

CLT–ALB flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Tuesdays: 73%.

Trending in the right direction.

CLT–ALB flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(162 flights)
  • Tue73%(156 flights)
  • Wed85%(149 flights)
  • Thu75%(158 flights)
  • Fri77%(156 flights)
  • Sat81%(160 flights)
  • Sun80%(172 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(134 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(261 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(294 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(71 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(314 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM44%(39 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 64% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%101
July 202564%97
August 202572%106
September 202586%98
October 202588%110
November 202581%87
December 202576%89
January 202672%72
February 202673%79
March 202679%91
April 202690%90
May 202686%93

Based on 1,133 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.