Sun, Oct 4 has passed, so this is the 12-month record.

Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The best bet has a stop: Delta via Detroit (5h 17m) reaches Albany on time 4 times in 5, against 42% on the nonstop.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	ALB	3h 37m	44%	3.4%	203	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Albany on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Albany is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DFW 05:29 → DTW 09:10DL 2183	55m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → ALB 11:47DL 5522 · flown by Endeavor	5h 17m	92%	80%
American Details →	DFW 05:05 → PHL 09:22AA 2358	3h 43m Philadelphia	PHL 13:05 → ALB 14:29AA 6028 · flown by Piedmont	8h 26m	97%	78%
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	2h 18m Chicago	ORD 12:08 → ALB 15:17UA 1554	7h 09m	97%	77%
American Details →	DFW 08:40 → PHL 13:02AA 2128	3h 38m Philadelphia	PHL 16:40 → ALB 18:04AA 6024 · flown by Piedmont	8h 24m	100%	75%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → ORD 07:38AA 1360	1h 53m Chicago	ORD 09:31 → ALB 12:48AA 5004 · flown by SkyWest	6h 48m	95%	75%
United Details →	DFW 09:45 → ORD 12:26UA 1114	2h 04m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → ALB 17:53UA 5451 · flown by SkyWest	7h 08m	97%	74%
United Details →	DFW 07:20 → IAD 11:26UA 2639	1h 14m Dulles	IAD 12:40 → ALB 14:13UA 4317 · flown by CommuteAir	5h 53m	93%	73%
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → PHL 18:52AA 1100	2h 58m Philadelphia	PHL 21:50 → ALB 23:23AA 5877 · flown by Piedmont	7h 58m	93%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 16:50 → ORD 19:44AA 2474	1h 14m Chicago	ORD 20:58 → ALB 00:13 +1AA 3463 · flown by Envoy	6h 22m	66%	45%
American Details →	DFW 16:10 → PHL 20:53AA 2973	57m Philadelphia	PHL 21:50 → ALB 23:23AA 5877 · flown by Piedmont	6h 13m	59%	45%
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → PHL 18:52AA 1100	58m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → ALB 21:23AA 5850 · flown by Piedmont	5h 58m	61%	42%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAD · 1h 14m · leaves 07:20 7%

DTW · 55m · leaves 05:29 8%

DCA · 1h 04m · leaves 05:02 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 46m · leaves 17:15 37%

PHL · 57m · leaves 16:10 41%

CLT · 55m · leaves 15:57 68%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 1523 DFW 07:04 → DEN Southwest WN 1159 DEN 11:40 → ALB Connection details →	3h 32m	9h 11m	98%	80%
Frontier F9 3178 DFW 07:00 → DTW Delta DL 3785 DTW 14:41 → ALB Connection details →	3h 47m	8h 22m	100%	78%
American AA 3075 DFW 06:00 → ORD United UA 1554 ORD 12:08 → ALB Connection details →	3h 29m	8h 17m	93%	75%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON