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Airport month · April 2026
Albany International in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,141 domestic departures from Albany International (ALB). 84.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 84.5% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so ALB departures were 5.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 1,074 departures with 86.1% leaving on time: a change of −1.6 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at ALB that month were on time 79.1% of the time (1,141 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 26%.
- On time 84.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.3%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.1%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | ALB, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.5% | 86.1% | 78.9% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 84.5% | 84.0% | 77.5% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.0 min | 10.1 min | 18.2 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 38 | 36 | 35 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,141 | 1,074 | 12,920 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 338 | 30% | 89.9% | -5.0 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 120 | 11% | 91.7% | -14.5 min | 1.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 112 | 10% | 78.6% | 3.4 min | 0.9% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 100 | 9% | 87.0% | -0.5 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 92 | 8% | 78.3% | 1.3 min | 3.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 90 | 8% | 94.4% | -14.9 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 89 | 8% | 82.0% | -4.0 min | 2.2% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 76 | 7% | 75.0% | 5.4 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 68 | 6% | 67.6% | 32.2 min | 2.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 56 | 5% | 75.0% | -0.9 min | 3.6% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB–ORD | Albany to Chicago | 222 | 76.1% | 8.1 min | 2.7% |
| ALB–BWI | Albany to Baltimore | 150 | 94.0% | -9.0 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–DCA | Albany to Washington | 110 | 79.1% | 0.7 min | 2.7% |
| ALB–MCO | Albany to Orlando | 107 | 87.9% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–DTW | Albany to Detroit | 101 | 91.1% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–ATL | Albany to Atlanta | 90 | 88.9% | -13.9 min | 2.2% |
| ALB–CLT | Albany to Charlotte | 90 | 94.4% | -14.9 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–FLL | Albany to Fort Lauderdale | 77 | 72.7% | 9.0 min | 1.3% |
| ALB–MDW | Albany to Chicago | 57 | 77.2% | 5.3 min | 1.8% |
| ALB–TPA | Albany to Tampa | 33 | 90.9% | -5.3 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–BNA | Albany to Nashville | 30 | 96.7% | -8.4 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–PGD | Albany to Punta Gorda | 21 | 85.7% | -5.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ALB on time in April 2026?
84.5% of 1,141 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 84.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 86.1% of 1,074 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 84.5% and 1.1% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.