Flights Albany → Newark
ALB → EWR
Route overview
The flight route operates between Albany and Newark, utilizing De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and DHC-8-200 Dash 8 aircraft. The destination airport in Newark opened in 2001 and serves over 43 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 (ALB) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 82 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Newark (EWR) heads south for about 231 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 62% of ALB-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 82 tracked ALB-EWR flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ALB-EWR
On the Albany (ALB) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 82 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Newark is 1.22% across 82 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
