ALB to ATL flight delays
Albany, NY (ALB) Atlanta, GA (ATL) · 853 miles
1,043 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.01%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.49%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
93 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 25.1 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 93 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 8.1 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
The two directions do not behave alike. ATL to ALB arrives on time 5.4 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on ALB to ATL. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in December.
Every airline on ALB to ATL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 1,043 | 84.01% | 2.49% | 93 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ATL to ALB Atlanta back to Albany 78.62% on time COther routes from Albany
Common questions
Are flights from Albany to Atlanta usually delayed?
84.01% of flights on the ALB to ATL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Albany to Atlanta?
Only Delta Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 1,043 flights and 84.01% arriving on time.
How often are ALB to ATL flights cancelled?
2.49% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 25 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Albany to Atlanta?
September, when 93.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 68.7%.
When ALB to ATL flights are late, how late are they?
About 93 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ALB to ATL during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →