Flights Albany → Philadelphia
ALB → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Albany to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 348 flights using aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, Embraer 175, and Embraer 170, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 28.1 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 423 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south for about 342 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of ALB-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 423 tracked ALB-PHL flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.6% 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-PHL
On the Albany (ALB) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 423 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Philadelphia is 1.65% across 423 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.
