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

No clear winner: United’s IAD → ALB flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


United	IAD	ALB	1h 37m	78%	2.0%	1,431	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 →	IAD 06:00 → DTW 07:40DL 3826 · flown by SkyWest	2h 25m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → ALB 11:47DL 5522 · flown by Endeavor	5h 46m	96%	86%
Delta Details →	IAD 11:10 → DTW 12:44DL 2884	1h 57m Detroit	DTW 14:41 → ALB 16:22DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	5h 12m	100%	82%
United Details →	IAD 08:15 → ORD 09:36UA 1775	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 12:08 → ALB 15:17UA 1554	7h 02m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	IAD 06:00 → ATL 07:46DL 2127	1h 24m Atlanta	ATL 09:10 → ALB 11:31DL 1137	5h 31m	94%	76%
American Details →	IAD 05:03 → CLT 06:35AA 5054 · flown by PSA	2h 20m Charlotte	CLT 08:55 → ALB 10:52AA 1352	5h 49m	94%	76%
United Details →	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	2h 37m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → ALB 17:53UA 5451 · flown by SkyWest	7h 22m	100%	75%
Delta Details →	IAD 17:29 → DTW 19:07DL 1787	2h 38m Detroit	DTW 21:45 → ALB 23:24DL 2660	5h 55m	94%	66%
Delta Details →	IAD 17:51 → ATL 19:54DL 1695	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 21:36 → ALB 23:59DL 2584	6h 08m	87%	63%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	IAD 15:39 → ORD 17:02UA 1393	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 18:15 → ALB 21:27UA 2792	5h 48m	72%	45%

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 · 55m · leaves 06:33 23%

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.


United UA 4015 IAD 08:35 → PHL American AA 6028 PHL 13:05 → ALB Connection details →	3h 20m	5h 56m	100%	84%
United UA 2070 IAD 06:10 → ORD American AA 5004 ORD 09:31 → ALB Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 38m	95%	76%
United UA 3541 IAD 12:55 → PHL American AA 6024 PHL 16:40 → ALB Connection details →	2h 30m	5h 09m	97%	75%

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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