IAD → ALBWashington to Albany

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Direct flights from Washington (IAD) to Albany (ALB): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 23 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 24 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 523 km, an estimated 1 hour 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Albany. Updated 31 October 2026 at 19:48 UTC.

Today, IAD → ALB

Sat 31 Oct · local times
UA4812UnitedIn the air, 17 min late

Left IAD at 09:17, 17 min after its 09:00 slot.

Landing
10:29ALB board estimate · sched 10:33
Track UA4812 →
  1. 09:00 UA4812United Left 09:17 +17 ALB est. 10:29In the air · sched 10:33
  2. 12:40 UA4317United Left 12:58 +18 Landed 13:52 −21
  3. 17:30 UA4926United Est. 17:30Departure not confirmed by the board ALB est. 19:00sched 19:03

Checked IAD board 15:18 · ALB board 15:48

IAD Washington smooth · +10
ALB Albany smooth · +2
523 km · ~1h 10m est.
dep bank 09:00–22:1128x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 23 tracked IAD → ALB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 23 arrivals
Flight time~1h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 24

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA4812 09:00 daily · UA4317 varies daily · UA4926 varies daily · UA4321 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31UA4317dep +18 → arr−21
10-31UA4812departed+17
10-30UA4317dep +17 → arr−18
10-30UA4321dep +11 → arr−25
10-30UA4812dep +14 → arr−28
10-30UA4926dep +29 → arr−5
10-29UA4317dep +27 → arr−11
10-29UA4321dep +24 → arr−14
10-29UA4812dep +7 → arr−32
10-29UA4926dep +28 → arr−7
10-28UA4317dep +31 → arr−12
10-28UA4321dep +5 → arr−34
10-28UA4926dep +22 → arr−15
10-27UA4317dep +56 → arr+13
10-27UA4321dep +6 → arr−33
10-27UA4926dep +58 → arr−4
10-26UA4317dep +19 → arr−21
10-26UA4321dep +11 → arr−28
10-26UA4812dep +20 → arr−22
10-26UA4926dep +17 → arr−22
10-25UA4317dep +13 → arr−20
10-25UA4321arrived−25
10-25UA4812dep +28 → arr−5
10-25UA4926dep +76 → arr−25

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
IADWashington +10 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full IAD delay board →
ALBAlbany +2 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 5 kt Full ALB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IAD and ALB: a 36% 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 Washington to Albany route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAD to ALB 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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How we measure this →

IAD to ALB questions

Is IAD–ALB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at IAD is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from IAD to ALB?

Great-circle distance is 523 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 67–75 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAD–ALB fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at IAD and arrival-side delay at ALB, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.