Flights Atlanta → Albany
ATL → ALB
Route overview
This flight route operates from Atlanta to Albany, with an average on-time performance of 85%, and a mean delay time of 5.2 minutes when flights are not on schedule. Over the course of a year, approximately 260 flights use aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and Canadair Regional Jet 900 to serve the destination airport which sees around 2.8 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 Atlanta (ATL) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 335 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Albany the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). 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 (ALB) heads north-east for about 1,372 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of ATL-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 335 tracked ATL-ALB flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.1% 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-ALB
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 335 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Albany is 2.09% across 335 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.
