Flights Albany → Tampa
ALB → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Albany to Tampa operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of 92 flights, the average delay was only 3.3 minutes, indicating reliable service despite the significant annual passenger traffic at the destination airport, which serves approximately 21,528,249 passengers per 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) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 123 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Tampa (TPA) heads south-west for about 1,821 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 42m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of ALB-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 123 tracked ALB-TPA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.0% 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-TPA
On the Albany (ALB) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 123 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Tampa is 0.00% across 123 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.
