According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Albany, NY (ALB) ranks #93 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Albany, NY posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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ALB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Albany, NY sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Albany, NY handles more flight
volume than 76% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
22% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Albany, NY vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 129,222 ·
On-time rate: 80.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes927,387 min
Late Aircraft354,863 min · 38%
Carrier311,572 min · 34%
NAS (National Aviation System)190,565 min · 21%
Weather68,137 min · 7%
Security2,250 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
ALB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.6%) · worst: July (88.2%)
ALB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ALB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.4 min · taxi-in 4.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ALB's average taxi-out (15.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.6 min (September 2025) to 20.9 min (February 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Albany, NY, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Albany, NY is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 38.3% of 927,387 delay minutes across 129,222 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 80.9% (1.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 24,704 delayed and 1,850 cancelled (1.43%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (38.3% late-aircraft, 33.6% carrier, 20.5% NAS, 7.3% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, ALB is strongest in September (93.6% on-time) and weakest in July (88.2%), a 5.4-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~1,962 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to BWI (Baltimore) at 76.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Albany, NY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
80.9%Top 78%higher than 22% of 382 airports
Albany, NY
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more airports. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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.
ALB's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from ALB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.4 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Albany, NY's on-time rate?
Albany, NY (ALB) has a 80.9% on-time rate across 129,222 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 1.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does ALB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Albany, NY ranks #93 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Albany, NY?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at ALB, accounting for 38.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 38.3% late-aircraft, 33.6% carrier, 20.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.3% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Albany, NY?
September is historically ALB's strongest month at 93.6% on-time, while July is the weakest at 88.2%, a 5.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.