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Airport month · May 2026
Albany International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,186 domestic departures from Albany International (ALB). 84.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.5% reached their destination on time; 0.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so ALB departures were 7.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,019 departures with 80.2% leaving on time: a change of +4.6 points, with flights up 16%.
Flights arriving at ALB that month were on time 79.5% of the time (1,186 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 27% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 85.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.7%
- Cancelled 0.8%
- Diverted 0.1%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | ALB, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.8% | 80.2% | 78.9% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 85.5% | 76.6% | 77.5% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.7 min | 14.9 min | 18.2 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 40 | 34 | 35 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,186 | 1,019 | 12,920 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 348 | 29% | 88.2% | -2.1 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 134 | 11% | 85.1% | 0.1 min | 2.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 123 | 10% | 87.0% | 1.3 min | 0.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 114 | 10% | 94.7% | -6.4 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 111 | 9% | 85.6% | 4.0 min | 0.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 95 | 8% | 78.9% | 2.8 min | 1.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 84 | 7% | 89.3% | -17.8 min | 2.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 62 | 5% | 83.9% | -10.5 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 60 | 5% | 61.7% | 31.6 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 55 | 5% | 80.0% | -3.1 min | 1.8% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALB–ORD | Albany to Chicago | 261 | 87.0% | -7.9 min | 2.3% |
| ALB–BWI | Albany to Baltimore | 154 | 93.5% | -7.1 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–DCA | Albany to Washington | 117 | 76.1% | 5.5 min | 0.9% |
| ALB–DTW | Albany to Detroit | 112 | 94.6% | -7.9 min | 0.9% |
| ALB–MCO | Albany to Orlando | 97 | 87.6% | 0.9 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–CLT | Albany to Charlotte | 93 | 89.2% | 3.4 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–ATL | Albany to Atlanta | 92 | 84.8% | 5.6 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–MDW | Albany to Chicago | 56 | 76.8% | 3.7 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–FLL | Albany to Fort Lauderdale | 40 | 70.0% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–DEN | Albany to Denver | 36 | 91.7% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–TPA | Albany to Tampa | 36 | 91.7% | -9.8 min | 0.0% |
| ALB–BNA | Albany to Nashville | 34 | 79.4% | 5.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ALB on time in May 2026?
84.8% of 1,186 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 80.2% of 1,019 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 84.8% and 0.8% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.