Albany

ALB · KALB

Albany International Airport

42.75°, -73.80°NY, United States

Passengers a year

3.2M

#85 busiest in the U.S.

28

nonstop destinations

31

airlines

47

departures a day

74.8%

arrivals on time

2.0%

flights cancelled

81.6%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from ALB, by passengers: BWI, ORD, MCO, ATL, CLT, DTW, MDW, FLL, PHL, IADALBFLLPHLMCOBWIIADCLTATLMDWDTWORD
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Albany, with 33% of all passengers. 31 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 33% of the airport — the 49th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is BIL at 34%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest81% full
33.0%1.1M+12.4%
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Piedmont, Envoy, Republic, SkyWest
21.5%688.7K-7.7%
DL
Delta81% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
16.2%521.1K-2%
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by CommuteAir, Republic, SkyWest, GoJet, Mesa
11.4%364.5K-3.3%
B6
JetBlue85% full
7.9%254.8K-5.6%
+Other airlines
10.0%321.4K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

28 nonstop destinations from Albany, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Baltimore (BWI)

    212.9K departing · 79% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    172.6K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    150.8K departing · 88% full

    Southwest Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    134.2K departing · 81% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    129.6K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    95.5K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (MDW)

    85.1K departing · 76% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    75K departing · 82% full

    JetBlue Airways · Allegiant Air · Southwest Airlines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    64.5K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines

  • Dulles (IAD)

    61.2K departing · 86% full

    United Airlines

All nonstop destinations

28 nonstop · 8 airlines · 28 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Albany.

Body class · share of departures

When Albany is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
1,845,394
1991
1,591,435
1992
1,818,420
1993
1,813,328
1994
1,830,681
1995
1,781,680
1996
1,695,555
1997
1,760,509
1998
1,927,662
1999
1,936,309
2000
2,453,609
2001
2,582,220
2002
2,587,819
2003
2,829,972
2004
3,108,681
2005
3,086,978
2006
2,904,412
2007
2,855,015
2008
2,740,084
2009
2,612,359
2010
2,515,071
2011
2,454,238
2012
2,462,000
2013
2,411,045
2014
2,436,603
2015
2,563,179
2016
2,791,630
2017
2,801,446
2018
2,891,151
2019
3,010,757
2020
1,052,206
2021
1,935,664
2022
2,574,604
2023
2,768,256
2024
3,004,242
2025
3,169,244
2026
1,248,902 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Albany, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 23Cancelled 2

18 min

average delay

253

flights cancelled

12.6K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 79.1%

Least reliable here

JetBlue Airways 66.4%

Among US airports

#85

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 65.5%–83.9%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 65.5% of arrivals landed on time — 9.3 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 83.9%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Albany International Airport (ALB)?

Albany International Airport handled about 3.2M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #85 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 47 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Albany International Airport (ALB)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Albany (ALB), flying about 33% of its passengers. 31 airlines serve Albany in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Albany International Airport (ALB)?

Albany (ALB) has 28 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Albany International Airport (ALB)?

About 74.8% of flights arriving at Albany (ALB) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.0% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Albany International Airport (ALB)?

The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Albany (ALB), about 17% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Albany. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).