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Airport month · January 2026
Albany International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 910 domestic departures from Albany International (ALB). 76.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.3% reached their destination on time; 6.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so ALB departures were 1.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 882 departures with 77.1% leaving on time: a change of −0.2 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at ALB that month were on time 71.1% of the time (911 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 43%, late-arriving aircraft 24% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 72.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.3%
- Cancelled 6.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | ALB, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.9% | 77.1% | 78.9% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 72.3% | 71.7% | 77.5% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 6.0% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.8 min | 19.5 min | 18.2 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 30 | 29 | 35 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 910 | 882 | 12,920 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 320 | 35% | 81.6% | -5.4 min | 5.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 87 | 10% | 58.6% | 37.9 min | 5.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 84 | 9% | 66.7% | 23.4 min | 8.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 84 | 9% | 77.4% | 7.0 min | 6.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 83 | 9% | 54.2% | 32.9 min | 12.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 81 | 9% | 70.4% | 6.7 min | 3.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 53 | 6% | 66.0% | 4.2 min | 5.7% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 49 | 5% | 65.3% | 2.9 min | 6.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 38 | 4% | 76.3% | 3.8 min | 5.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 3% | 87.1% | -3.8 min | 3.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB–BWI | Albany to Baltimore | 129 | 88.4% | -9.5 min | 5.4% |
| ALB–ORD | Albany to Chicago | 118 | 73.7% | 4.4 min | 4.2% |
| ALB–MCO | Albany to Orlando | 96 | 71.9% | 2.7 min | 3.1% |
| ALB–DCA | Albany to Washington | 87 | 54.0% | 31.4 min | 12.6% |
| ALB–DTW | Albany to Detroit | 86 | 59.3% | 36.0 min | 5.8% |
| ALB–ATL | Albany to Atlanta | 80 | 78.8% | 7.0 min | 6.3% |
| ALB–CLT | Albany to Charlotte | 80 | 66.3% | 23.4 min | 8.8% |
| ALB–FLL | Albany to Fort Lauderdale | 55 | 67.3% | 9.7 min | 3.6% |
| ALB–MDW | Albany to Chicago | 36 | 91.7% | -5.7 min | 2.8% |
| ALB–BNA | Albany to Nashville | 33 | 84.8% | -14.6 min | 9.1% |
| ALB–TPA | Albany to Tampa | 31 | 83.9% | -4.8 min | 3.2% |
| ALB–PGD | Albany to Punta Gorda | 19 | 73.7% | 4.3 min | 5.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ALB on time in January 2026?
76.9% of 910 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 77.1% of 882 departures left on time and 3.1% were cancelled, against 76.9% and 6.0% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ALB · methodology · corrections.