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

No clear winner: Southwest’s ALB → MDW flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ALB	MDW	2h 15m	82%	1.5%	728	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ALB 05:39 → CLT 07:47AA 440	3h 48m Charlotte	CLT 11:35 → MDW 12:35WN 4529	7h 56m	98%	93%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ALB 06:21 → PHL 07:40AA 5854 · flown by Piedmont	3h 42m Philadelphia	PHL 11:22 → MDW 12:32WN 3224	7h 11m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:00 → ATL 08:32DL 2429	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MDW 12:05DL 2417	7h 05m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	ALB 09:36 → DTW 11:24DL 3697 · flown by SkyWest	1h 01m Detroit	DTW 12:25 → MDW 12:46DL 4688 · flown by Endeavor	4h 10m	100%	81%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ALB 05:08 → DCA 06:42AA 5101 · flown by PSA	2h 43m Washington	DCA 09:25 → MDW 10:20WN 1444	6h 12m	94%	75%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:06 → DTW 07:50DL 2996	1h 00m Detroit	DTW 08:50 → MDW 09:14DL 4684 · flown by Endeavor	4h 08m	99%	74%
Southwest Details →	ALB 09:20 → BWI 10:40WN 2458	1h 50m Baltimore	BWI 12:30 → MDW 13:30WN 435	5h 10m	100%	69%
Southwest Details →	ALB 06:00 → BWI 07:20WN 4623	2h 15m Baltimore	BWI 09:35 → MDW 10:35WN 4217	5h 35m	98%	66%

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

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 06:06 1%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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