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Airport · ABY · Albany, Georgia

Albany, GA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Albany, GA (ABY) ranks #248 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Albany, GA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87.7%
On-time
Top 12%
on-time, US airports
103 min
Delay when late
0.52%
Cancelled
#248 of 382
Corpus placement
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ABY on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%87.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 68,066.

Late Aircraft 12.2% (8,291 min)
Carrier 64.8% (44,087 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 9.0% (6,136 min)
Weather 14.0% (9,552 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

ABY - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (97.4%) · worst: July (91.9%)

90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.4%

ABY - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 97.4% 92.4% ▼ -5.1%

ABY - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 17.1 min · taxi-in 4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.9 min 16.7 min ▲ +5.0%

ABY's average taxi-out (17.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.8 min (March 2025) to 22.8 min (July 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Albany, GA.

Cancellation Rate

0.52%

55 of 10,492 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

6 of 10,492 flights

Delay Rate

12.3%

1,295 of 10,492 flights

Top Routes from ABY

Busiest routes to and from Albany, GA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ABY (Albany) → ATL (Atlanta) 5,220 87.7% 145 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → ABY (Albany) 5,191 86.3% 145 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Albany, GA, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 87.7%).

Stillwater, OK

Stillwater, OK

87.7% on-time 8,044 flights

Waterloo, IA

Waterloo, IA

87.7% on-time 4,350 flights

Victoria, TX

Victoria, TX

87.6% on-time 6,355 flights

Ithaca/Cortland, NY

Ithaca/Cortland, NY

87.6% on-time 6,186 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 10,492).

Wichita Falls, TX

Wichita Falls, TX

10,644 flights 86.5% on-time

Lewiston, ID

Lewiston, ID

10,808 flights 89.7% on-time

Concord, NC

Concord, NC

10,857 flights 72.4% on-time

Texarkana, AR

Texarkana, AR

10,935 flights 86.4% on-time

Other Airports in Georgia

Compare performance with other Georgia airports.

ATL 83.7%

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta · 3,758,561 flights
SAV 80.9%

Savannah, GA

Savannah · 204,730 flights
AGS 84%

Augusta, GA

Augusta · 41,579 flights
CSG 87.4%

Columbus, GA

Columbus · 11,968 flights
VLD 88.3%

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta · 9,259 flights
BQK 88.5%

Brunswick, GA

Brunswick · 8,479 flights

ABY delay-share reading

The standout signal at Albany, GA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 64.8% of 68,066 delay minutes across 10,492 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.7% (8.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,295 delayed and 55 cancelled (0.52%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (12.2% late-aircraft, 64.8% carrier, 9.0% NAS, 14.0% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, ABY is strongest in October (97.4% on-time) and weakest in July (91.9%), a 5.5-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~163 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Georgia: Georgia flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using ABY's data

ABY's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from ABY before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.1 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

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