Flights Baltimore → Albany
BWI → ALB
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Albany has a 73% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.5 minutes when flights are not on time. With a total of 433 flights recorded, this route connects two cities with distinct histories and demographics; Baltimore's airport opened in 1947, while the destination city of Albany serves over 2.8 million passengers annually at its airport.
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 Baltimore (BWI) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 578 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.7/100 (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 Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Albany (ALB) heads north-east for about 464 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of BWI-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 578 tracked BWI-ALB flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.6% 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 BWI-ALB
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 578 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Albany is 1.56% across 578 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.
