Flights Chicago → Albany
ORD → ALB
Route overview
This flight route operates between Chicago and Albany, with a total of 538 flights recorded. The on-time performance is at 75%, with an average delay time of 15.6 minutes per flight. The aircraft used include Airbus A319 and various Boeing 737 models, serving the destination airport which sees approximately 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 Chicago (ORD) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 645 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.7/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Albany (ALB) heads east for about 1,161 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of ORD-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 645 tracked ORD-ALB flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 3.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-ALB
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 645 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Albany is 3.26% across 645 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
