ALB → PHLAlbany to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Albany (ALB) to Philadelphia (PHL): 44 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 31 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 342 km, an estimated 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albany and Philadelphia. Updated 2 November 2026 at 12:39 UTC.

Today, ALB → PHL

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 AA5854American Left 06:04 Landed 06:57 −30
  2. 08:00 AA5856American On schedule PHL est. 09:12sched 09:27
  3. 10:03 AA5947American On schedule PHL 11:23scheduled

Checked ALB board 06:48 · PHL board 07:39

ALB Albany busy · +19
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
342 km · ~0h 56m est.
dep bank 06:10–19:3544x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 44x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 31 tracked ALB → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 31 arrivals
Flight time~0h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures44x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA90% on time

Flights AA5854 06:10 daily · AA5856 08:00 Mo Su · AA5844 08:01 daily · AA5947 10:03 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AA5854dep +4 → arr−30
11-01AA5806dep +3 → arr−25
11-01AA5854departed+9
11-01AA5856dep +2 → arr−22
11-01AA5947dep +1 → arr−26
10-31AA5216dep +5 → arr−19
10-31AA5844dep +9 → arr−27
10-31AA5858dep +5 → arr−21
10-31AA6015dep +10 → arr−13
10-30AA5216dep +2 → arr−20
10-30AA5844dep +4 → arr−21
10-30AA5854dep +29 → arr+3
10-30AA5858dep +1 → arr−27
10-30AA5929dep +7 → arr−22
10-30AA6015dep +30 → arr+1
10-29AA5216dep +4 → arr−22
10-29AA5844dep +56 → arr+34
10-29AA5854dep +3 → arr−22
10-29AA5858dep +10 → arr−17
10-29AA5929dep +81 → arr+47
10-28AA5844dep +3 → arr−24
10-28AA5858dep +3 → arr−25
10-28AA5943dep +8 → arr−13
10-28AA6015dep −1 → arr−22
10-27AA5844dep +1 → arr−39
10-27AA5858dep +0 → arr−29
10-27AA5943dep +0 → arr−29
10-27AA6015dep +5 → arr−19
10-26AA5216dep +50 → arr+22
10-26AA5844dep +4 → arr−21
10-26AA5854dep +16 → arr−14
10-26AA5858dep +5 → arr−20
10-26AA5929departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ALBAlbany +19 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full ALB delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ALB and PHL: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albany to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ALB to PHL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ALB to PHL questions

Is ALB–PHL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ALB is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ALB–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:10 and evening departures around 17:26 from ALB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ALB to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 342 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 54–59 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ALB–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 44 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.