Route · DEN → ALB · 2020–2025 BTS data
Denver to Albany
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), DEN to ALB (Denver to Albany) ranks #4705 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 59.6%
- On-time
- -19.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 65 min
- Delay when late
- 742
- Flights
- #4705 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,610 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 1 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Sep 2021 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Aug 2021 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Jul 2021 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Jun 2021 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Aug 2020 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Jul 2020 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | WN,F9 |
| Jun 2020 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | F9,WN |
DEN–ALB seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (62.4%) · weakest: May (48.4%)
Strongest calendar month
September
62.4% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~37 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
May
48.4% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.5%
11 of 742 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 742 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
DEN - Denver
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Denver, CO.
DEN on-time profileALB - Albany
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Albany, NY.
ALB on-time profileCompare the two airports
See DEN and ALB side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare DEN vs ALBOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from DEN
Among 168 routes leaving DEN, only 27 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 8 stay ≥85% and 133 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing DEN options should weigh this 59.6% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4922 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About DEN to ALB
Denver to Albany (DEN to ALB) sits among the less reliable pairings in the BTS dataset, on-time only 59.6% of the time across 742 flights, with a 65.1-minute average delay when service runs late. Carriers on this 1,610-mile route (3 total) show a 1.5% cancellation rate and 0.1% diversion rate over the last 24 months (11 of 742 flights cancelled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, DEN–ALB peaks in September at 62.4% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~37 flights per month) ; the softest month is May at 48.4%, a 14.0-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using DEN–ALB data
DEN–ALB sits 19.4 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare DEN and ALB airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. DEN airport
- If your dates flex, September (62.4% on-time) beats May (48.4%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 59.6% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.