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 12% of the time at 12 pm and 27% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	ORD	ALB	2h 14m	78%	3.9%	1,078	Flying now
United	ORD	ALB	2h 12m	75%	1.5%	1,244	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 (Albany is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	ORD 08:52 → DTW 11:23DL 4456 · flown by SkyWest	3h 18m Detroit	DTW 14:41 → ALB 16:22DL 3785 · flown by SkyWest	6h 30m	97%	80%
United Details →	ORD 06:30 → IAD 09:24UA 1689	3h 16m Dulles	IAD 12:40 → ALB 14:13UA 4317 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 43m	100%	79%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → PHL 08:05AA 2970	55m Philadelphia	PHL 09:00 → ALB 10:26AA 6026 · flown by Piedmont	4h 26m	90%	78%
American Details →	ORD 06:36 → PHL 09:46AA 2115	3h 19m Philadelphia	PHL 13:05 → ALB 14:29AA 6028 · flown by Piedmont	6h 55m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	ORD 06:00 → LGA 09:09DL 2767	2h 28m New York	LGA 11:37 → ALB 12:47DL 5268 · flown by Endeavor	5h 47m	98%	75%
United Details →	ORD 15:53 → IAD 19:02UA 2437	3h 08m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → ALB 23:47UA 4321 · flown by CommuteAir	6h 54m	93%	73%
American Details →	ORD 15:19 → PHL 18:29AA 2925	3h 21m Philadelphia	PHL 21:50 → ALB 23:23AA 5877 · flown by Piedmont	7h 04m	94%	73%
Delta Details →	ORD 15:22 → ATL 18:36DL 1477	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 21:36 → ALB 23:59DL 2584	7h 37m	97%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 17:07 → PHL 20:25AA 1848	1h 25m Philadelphia	PHL 21:50 → ALB 23:23AA 5877 · flown by Piedmont	5h 16m	73%	55%
United Details →	ORD 18:12 → IAD 21:22UA 2202	48m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → ALB 23:47UA 4321 · flown by CommuteAir	4h 35m	41%	32%
American Details →	ORD 14:59 → DFW 17:36AA 2257	1h 02m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:38 → ALB 23:15AA 391	7h 16m	66%	28%

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 · 55m · leaves 05:00 10%

IAD · 48m · leaves 08:40 13%

LGA · 1h 13m · leaves 07:05 16%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 16m · leaves 17:56 38%

LGA · 58m · leaves 17:35 51%

IAD · 48m · leaves 18:12 59%

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 2038 ORD 07:15 → PHL American AA 6028 PHL 13:05 → ALB Connection details →	2h 35m	6h 16m	97%	84%
United UA 2617 ORD 06:00 → LGA Delta DL 5268 LGA 11:37 → ALB Connection details →	2h 26m	5h 47m	98%	76%
American AA 3498 ORD 10:00 → DTW Delta DL 3785 DTW 14:41 → ALB Connection details →	2h 09m	5h 22m	90%	74%

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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