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Airport month · March 2026
Albany International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,050 domestic departures from Albany International (ALB). 75.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.3% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so ALB departures were 2.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,051 departures with 81.8% leaving on time: a change of −6.3 points, with flights down 0%.
Flights arriving at ALB that month were on time 67.0% of the time (1,051 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 72.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.1%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.6%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | ALB, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.5% | 81.8% | 78.9% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 72.3% | 81.8% | 77.5% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.4 min | 15.2 min | 18.2 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 35 | 35 | 35 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,050 | 1,051 | 12,920 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 349 | 33% | 81.4% | 4.0 min | 1.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 144 | 14% | 63.2% | 18.2 min | 4.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 116 | 11% | 85.3% | 2.1 min | 4.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 94 | 9% | 81.9% | 23.8 min | 3.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 91 | 9% | 73.6% | 29.5 min | 1.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 81 | 8% | 51.9% | 48.4 min | 6.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 67 | 6% | 61.2% | 27.1 min | 3.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 59 | 6% | 52.5% | 29.8 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 36 | 3% | 55.6% | 13.0 min | 11.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 13 | 1% | 53.8% | 21.1 min | 7.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB–ORD | Albany to Chicago | 183 | 61.2% | 16.4 min | 6.0% |
| ALB–BWI | Albany to Baltimore | 153 | 88.9% | -1.6 min | 1.3% |
| ALB–MCO | Albany to Orlando | 99 | 81.8% | 4.3 min | 2.0% |
| ALB–CLT | Albany to Charlotte | 93 | 82.8% | 22.3 min | 3.2% |
| ALB–ATL | Albany to Atlanta | 92 | 87.0% | -7.4 min | 5.4% |
| ALB–DTW | Albany to Detroit | 91 | 65.9% | 29.7 min | 2.2% |
| ALB–DCA | Albany to Washington | 88 | 52.3% | 47.3 min | 5.7% |
| ALB–FLL | Albany to Fort Lauderdale | 69 | 60.9% | 46.4 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–MDW | Albany to Chicago | 58 | 62.1% | 22.6 min | 3.4% |
| ALB–BNA | Albany to Nashville | 31 | 83.9% | -10.6 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–TPA | Albany to Tampa | 31 | 93.5% | -11.3 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–PGD | Albany to Punta Gorda | 14 | 71.4% | 0.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ALB on time in March 2026?
75.5% of 1,050 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 81.8% of 1,051 departures left on time and 1.4% were cancelled, against 75.5% and 3.0% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.