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 90-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 5 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	ALB	1h 31m	67%	5.1%	1,185	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 →	DCA 06:00 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → ALB 11:47DL 5522 · flown by Endeavor	5h 46m	97%	84%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 29m Charlotte	CLT 08:55 → ALB 10:52AA 1352	5h 52m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:39 → DTW 11:14DL 1558	3h 27m Detroit	DTW 14:41 → ALB 16:22DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	6h 43m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 09:10 → ALB 11:31DL 1137	5h 31m	97%	78%
United Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 09:43UA 1061	2h 25m Chicago	ORD 12:08 → ALB 15:17UA 1554	6h 52m	98%	77%
United Details →	DCA 10:30 → ORD 11:48UA 2201	2h 42m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → ALB 17:53UA 5451 · flown by SkyWest	7h 23m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	DCA 08:15 → LGA 09:33DL 5772 · flown by Republic	2h 04m New York	LGA 11:37 → ALB 12:47DL 5268 · flown by Endeavor	4h 32m	94%	72%
American Details →	DCA 13:30 → PHL 14:38AA 5474 · flown by PSA	2h 02m Philadelphia	PHL 16:40 → ALB 18:04AA 6024 · flown by Piedmont	4h 34m	93%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DCA 18:25 → ATL 20:30DL 850	1h 06m Atlanta	ATL 21:36 → ALB 23:59DL 2584	5h 34m	72%	52%
American Details →	DCA 17:50 → CLT 19:37AA 2182	1h 03m Charlotte	CLT 20:40 → ALB 22:39AA 1858	4h 49m	73%	49%
Delta Details →	DCA 19:40 → LGA 21:00DL 5752 · flown by Republic	58m New York	LGA 21:58 → ALB 23:09DL 5493 · flown by Endeavor	3h 29m	47%	25%

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

CLT · 58m · leaves 06:18 11%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 46m · leaves 13:59 38%

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 17:18 51%

LGA · 58m · leaves 19:40 53%

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 4393 DCA 06:59 → LGA Delta DL 5268 LGA 11:37 → ALB Connection details →	3h 17m	5h 48m	100%	77%
American AA 4360 DCA 08:25 → ORD United UA 1554 ORD 12:08 → ALB Connection details →	2h 08m	6h 52m	92%	75%
American AA 4358 DCA 06:59 → BNA Southwest WN 159 BNA 11:15 → ALB Connection details →	3h 10m	7h 26m	100%	73%

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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