Flights Chicago → Albany
MDW → ALB
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Albany has a moderate on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay of 20.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 143 flights, serving the busy destination airport which handles approximately 2,818,643 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 Chicago (MDW) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 190 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Albany (ALB) heads east for about 1,152 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of MDW-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 190 tracked MDW-ALB flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 18 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 MDW-ALB
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 190 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Albany is 1.58% across 190 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.
