Flights Newark → Albany
EWR → ALB
Route overview
The flight route operates between Newark and Albany, using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q or DHC-8-200 Dash 8 aircraft. The airport in Newark opened in 2001, while the destination airport serves over 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 Newark (EWR) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 82 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.1/100 (low), 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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Albany (ALB) heads north for about 231 km, a flight time of roughly 43m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of EWR-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 82 tracked EWR-ALB flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 2.4% 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 EWR-ALB
On the Newark (EWR) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 82 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Albany is 2.44% across 82 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.
