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

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 4 pm.

Nonstops


American	ALB	ORD	2h 50m	80%	3.6%	1,078	Flying now
United	ALB	ORD	2h 37m	78%	1.9%	1,243	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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.


Delta Details →	ALB 06:06 → DTW 07:50DL 2996	2h 25m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	100%	90%
United Details →	ALB 06:00 → IAD 07:35UA 4970 · flown by CommuteAir	2h 56m Dulles	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	6h 53m	99%	89%
American Details →	ALB 05:39 → CLT 07:47AA 440	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	7h 40m	98%	86%
American Details →	ALB 06:21 → PHL 07:40AA 5854 · flown by Piedmont	2h 55m Philadelphia	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	6h 48m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	ALB 09:36 → DTW 11:24DL 3697 · flown by SkyWest	1h 11m Detroit	DTW 12:35 → ORD 13:03DL 1716	4h 27m	100%	77%
American Details →	ALB 05:08 → DCA 06:42AA 5101 · flown by PSA	1h 43m Washington	DCA 08:25 → ORD 10:00AA 4360 · flown by Republic	5h 49m	94%	75%
American Details →	ALB 08:00 → PHL 09:21AA 5901 · flown by Piedmont	3h 21m Philadelphia	PHL 12:42 → ORD 14:15AA 2925	7h 15m	94%	71%
United Details →	ALB 10:00 → IAD 11:37UA 4889 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 38m Dulles	IAD 13:15 → ORD 14:29UA 2331	5h 29m	88%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ALB 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	1h 06m Detroit	DTW 20:00 → ORD 20:31DL 1665	4h 28m	71%	43%
American Details →	ALB 19:26 → CLT 21:39AA 3294	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 22:39 → ORD 00:01 +1AA 3014	5h 35m	66%	39%
United Details →	ALB 14:50 → IAD 16:29UA 4942 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 13m Dulles	IAD 17:42 → ORD 18:50UA 2497	5h 00m	74%	34%

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

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 06:21 6%

DCA · 58m · leaves 05:08 15%

DFW · 51m · leaves 07:02 23%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 06m · leaves 17:03 29%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 19:26 34%

DCA · 51m · leaves 17:30 57%

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.


Delta DL 2996 ALB 06:06 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	2h 43m	6h 02m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 4623 ALB 06:00 → BWI United UA 704 BWI 10:32 → ORD Connection details →	3h 12m	6h 48m	98%	89%
JetBlue B6 2920 ALB 06:00 → MCO American AA 2067 MCO 11:38 → ORD Connection details →	2h 38m	8h 45m	97%	87%

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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