Flights Albany → Washington
ALB → DCA
Route overview
This flight route operates from Albany to Washington, using Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft models. With a total of 278 flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 73%, with average delays of 22.5 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 364 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albany (ALB) to Washington (DCA) heads south-west for about 512 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Albany on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of ALB-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 364 tracked ALB-DCA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 5.5% 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-DCA
On the Albany (ALB) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 364 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albany-Washington is 5.49% across 364 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.
