Route Reliability
Chicago → Albany
ORD–ALB · 723 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Albany International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 2,293
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines78%1,066 flights
- 2.United Airlines75%1,227 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
ORD–ALB flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
ORD–ALB flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 71%.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 75%.
Trending in the right direction.
ORD–ALB flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 68% 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
- Mon74%(339 flights)
- Tue79%(304 flights)
- Wed77%(314 flights)
- Thu79%(332 flights)
- Fri75%(332 flights)
- Sat77%(286 flights)
- Sun71%(335 flights)
- 6–9 AM85%(405 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(452 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(580 flights)
- 3–6 PM80%(71 flights)
- 6–9 PM69%(663 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM69%(71 flights)
Jun 75% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 75% | 197 |
| July 2025 | 75% | 195 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 188 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 192 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 209 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 206 |
| December 2025 | 65% | 165 |
| January 2026 | 68% | 114 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 132 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 173 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 216 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 255 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,293 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.