Route Reliability
Washington → Albany
DCA–ALB · 318 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Albany International Airport
- 67%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.8%
- Cancelled
- 1,181
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 67% of the time across 1,181 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
DCA–ALB flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–ALB flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 61%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
DCA–ALB flights arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 60% 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
- Mon62%(171 flights)
- Tue75%(166 flights)
- Wed70%(170 flights)
- Thu62%(166 flights)
- Fri68%(170 flights)
- Sat75%(113 flights)
- Sun61%(153 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(376 flights)
- 12–3 PM70%(241 flights)
- 3–6 PM58%(217 flights)
- 6–9 PM83%(12 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM57%(263 flights)
Jun 59% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 95 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 97 |
| August 2025 | 69% | 108 |
| September 2025 | 81% | 82 |
| October 2025 | 69% | 113 |
| November 2025 | 74% | 81 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 80 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 77 |
| February 2026 | 60% | 73 |
| March 2026 | 58% | 79 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 108 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 116 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 1,181 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.