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

No clear winner: American’s CLT → ALB flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	ALB	2h 01m	79%	1.4%	1,111	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → ALB 11:47DL 5522 · flown by Endeavor	5h 46m	98%	86%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 33m Philadelphia	PHL 09:00 → ALB 10:26AA 6026 · flown by Piedmont	4h 41m	97%	86%
American Details →	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	3h 24m Philadelphia	PHL 13:05 → ALB 14:29AA 6028 · flown by Piedmont	6h 36m	97%	84%
Southwest Details →	CLT 07:50 → BWI 09:20WN 4695	1h 35m Baltimore	BWI 10:55 → ALB 12:15WN 155	4h 25m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → DTW 11:30DL 1639	3h 11m Detroit	DTW 14:41 → ALB 16:22DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	6h 40m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 28m Atlanta	ATL 09:10 → ALB 11:31DL 1137	6h 01m	99%	78%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 12:08 → ALB 15:17UA 1554	7h 12m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	CLT 07:00 → LGA 08:57DL 5599 · flown by Republic	2h 40m New York	LGA 11:37 → ALB 12:47DL 5268 · flown by Endeavor	5h 47m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 20:58 → ALB 00:13 +1AA 3463 · flown by Envoy	5h 46m	53%	38%
Southwest Details →	CLT 19:50 → BWI 21:25WN 478	1h 00m Baltimore	BWI 22:25 → ALB 23:45WN 858	3h 55m	44%	23%

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 06m · leaves 06:00 6%

ATL · 57m · leaves 06:59 16%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 09m · leaves 16:45 25%

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 18:26 47%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 19:50 56%

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 2843 CLT 07:46 → ORD United UA 1554 ORD 12:08 → ALB Connection details →	3h 06m	7h 31m	98%	79%
American AA 5219 CLT 07:20 → IAD United UA 4317 IAD 12:40 → ALB Connection details →	3h 50m	6h 53m	100%	79%
American AA 2043 CLT 07:05 → LGA Delta DL 5268 LGA 11:37 → ALB Connection details →	2h 36m	5h 42m	97%	76%

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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