Flights Albany → Charlotte
ALB → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Albany to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance rate of 87%, experiencing a mean delay of 18.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 263 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles approximately 47,758,605 passengers yearly.
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 (ALB) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 356 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 1,040 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 34% of ALB-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 356 tracked ALB-CLT flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ALB-CLT
On the Albany (ALB) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 356 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Charlotte is 1.40% across 356 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
