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Route Reliability

New York → Albany

LGA–ALB · 136 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Albany International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
658
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 658 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

LGA–ALB flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 56% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

LGA–ALB flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays and just 64% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon72%(92 flights)
  • Tue73%(99 flights)
  • Wed65%(95 flights)
  • Thu64%(92 flights)
  • Fri73%(97 flights)
  • Sat85%(53 flights)
  • Sun65%(97 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM56%(79 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(208 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 PM90%(30 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(290 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 57% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%53
July 202548%52
August 202576%55
September 202584%56
October 202566%56
November 202565%51
December 202555%42
January 202683%48
February 202685%48
March 202675%52
April 202673%55
May 202672%57

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Based on 658 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.