Flights Washington → Albany
DCA → ALB
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Albany, with an average on-time performance rate of 64%. Over the past year, there have been 278 flights using Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft models. The origin airport in Washington has been open since 1938, while the destination airport 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 Washington (DCA) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 364 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.9/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Albany (ALB) heads north-east for about 512 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 70% of DCA-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 364 tracked DCA-ALB flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 6.9% 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 DCA-ALB
On the Washington (DCA) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 364 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Albany is 6.87% across 364 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.
