Flights Philadelphia → Albany
PHL → ALB
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Albany operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 4.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 348 flights using either De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 or Embraer 175 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 423 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Albany (ALB) heads north for about 342 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of PHL-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 423 tracked PHL-ALB flights, 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-ALB
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 423 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Albany is 2.13% across 423 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
