Route · DFW → ALB · 2020–2025 BTS data
Dallas/Fort Worth to Albany
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), DFW to ALB (Dallas/Fort Worth to Albany) ranks #4826 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 50.5%
- On-time
- -28.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 98 min
- Delay when late
- 582
- Flights
- #4826 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,435 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 0 | AA |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| May 2025 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| May 2024 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 0 | AA |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | AA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | AA |
DFW–ALB seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (80.0%) · weakest: May (32.3%)
Strongest calendar month
November
80.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
May
32.3% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.5%
9 of 582 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 582 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
DFW - Dallas/Fort Worth
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.
DFW on-time profileALB - Albany
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Albany, NY.
ALB on-time profileCompare the two airports
See DFW and ALB side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare DFW vs ALBOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from DFW
Among 183 routes leaving DFW, only 57 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 13 stay ≥85% and 113 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing DFW options should weigh this 50.5% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4927 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About DFW to ALB
Dallas/Fort Worth to Albany (DFW to ALB) sits among the less reliable pairings in the BTS dataset, on-time only 50.5% of the time across 582 flights, with a 98.3-minute average delay when service runs late. Carriers on this 1,435-mile route (1 total) show a 1.5% cancellation rate and 0.0% diversion rate over the last 24 months (9 of 582 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, DFW–ALB peaks in November at 80.0% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is May at 32.3%, a 47.7-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 DFW–ALB data
DFW–ALB sits 28.5 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare DFW and ALB airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. DFW airport
- If your dates flex, November (80.0% on-time) beats May (32.3%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 50.5% 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.