Flights Albany → Atlanta
ABY → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Albany to Atlanta has a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of only 5.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 260 flights, connecting one of New York's smaller cities to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves nearly 108 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Albany (ABY) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 322 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ABY) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north for about 235 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of ABY-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 322 tracked ABY-ATL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABY-ATL
On the Albany (ABY) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 322 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Atlanta is 0.93% across 322 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
