Flights Atlanta → Albany
ATL → ABY
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Albany has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 260 flights operate on this route, serving a destination airport that handles around 82,536 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 Atlanta (ATL) → Albany (ABY) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 322 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Albany (ABY) heads south for about 235 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of ATL-ABY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 322 tracked ATL-ABY flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-ABY
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Albany (ABY) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 322 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Albany is 0.93% across 322 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
