The flight time from Albany to Atlanta is 2 hours, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ALB Albany, NY 3 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 5 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Albany to Atlanta is 2 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Albany to Atlanta is 853 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Albany
2 hours, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 27m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

19

Distance

853 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
19

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Albany from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Albany to Atlanta by plane is 853 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Albany to Atlanta?

The flight time from Albany to Atlanta is 2 hours, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Albany to Atlanta?

Delta is the only airline with direct flights from Albany to Atlanta.

Does Southwest fly from Albany to Atlanta?

Southwest does not fly from Albany (ALB) to Atlanta (ATL). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Albany 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 125 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 10 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Albany to Atlanta, Delta is 87% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Albany and Atlanta, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 12 125 8 147

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
1pm 0.57
7pm 0.02
12pm 0.2
2pm 0.11
3pm 0.11
5am 0.22
6am 0.75
6pm 0.71

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Albany to Atlanta that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 77
February 69
March 87
April 84
May 88
June 86
July 90
August 88
September 80
October 86
November 76
December 82

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Albany to Atlanta that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 2.85
Tuesday 2.81
Wednesday 2.81
Thursday 2.85
Friday 2.83
Saturday 2.17
Sunday 2.79

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
1pm 12 124 7 146
7pm 12 133 9 157
12pm 12 126 7 146
2pm 11 127 7 147
3pm 12 128 6 148
5am 11 120 7 140
6am 12 128 9 152
6pm 11 123 8 145
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.