Flights Albany → Detroit
ALB → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Albany to Detroit operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 79%. Over the course of the year, it records an average delay duration of 18.9 minutes per flight, based on a total of 283 flights. The destination airport serves over 28 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and connectivity.
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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 370 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 785 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of ALB-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 370 tracked ALB-DTW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ALB-DTW
On the Albany (ALB) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 370 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Detroit is 0.81% across 370 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
