Flights Albany → Orlando
ALB → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Albany to Orlando operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.8 minutes per flight. With a total of 318 flights annually, this route serves the high traffic Orlando airport, which handles nearly 50 million passengers each year.
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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 406 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-west for about 1,729 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 35m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of ALB-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 406 tracked ALB-MCO flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ALB-MCO
On the Albany (ALB) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 406 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Orlando is 1.48% across 406 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
