Albany (ALB) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 13m
Bearing
201° S
Albany (ALB) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 212 miles (342 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ALB–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ALB–PHL; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
241
April 2026
Seats
12,050
both directions
Passengers
9,458
both directions
Load factor
78.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ALB–PHL?
Piedmont Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ALB–PHL in April 2026 (241 departures).
- PT
Piedmont Airlines
241 departures · 12,050 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.5%
Load
What plane flies ALB–PHL?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of ALB–PHL departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
241 departures · 78.5% load
100.0%
How has ALB–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop ALB–PHL departures rose from 235 in May 2025 to 241 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ALB–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
235 departures · 10,527 passengers
89.6%
Load
June 2025
274 departures · 11,687 passengers
83.7%
Load
July 2025
283 departures · 12,883 passengers
90.5%
Load
August 2025
292 departures · 13,260 passengers
90.8%
Load
September 2025
263 departures · 11,431 passengers
87.4%
Load
October 2025
276 departures · 11,864 passengers
86.0%
Load
November 2025
231 departures · 9,055 passengers
78.2%
Load
December 2025
236 departures · 9,668 passengers
81.9%
Load
January 2026
232 departures · 9,634 passengers
83.0%
Load
February 2026
210 departures · 8,913 passengers
83.8%
Load
March 2026
241 departures · 9,819 passengers
80.8%
Load
April 2026
241 departures · 9,458 passengers
78.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ALB → PHL
78.9% full
121 departures · 4,775 passengers
PHL → ALB
78.0% full
120 departures · 4,683 passengers
Nonstop ALB–PHL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Albany (ALB) from Philadelphia (PHL)?
ALB to PHL is 212 miles (342 km / 184 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ALB to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 212-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 13m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ALB–PHL?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ALB–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 212-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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