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KALB · ALB

Albany International Airport

42.74830°N
-73.80170°W
ARR / DAY
72
4.7%
DEP / DAY
74
8.1%
ON-TIME
15.9% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 1 minest
AVG DELAY
1 min
7d window

Albany International Airport (KALB/ALB) is a medium international airport located in Albany, NY. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,500 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 72 arrivals and 74 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 23 carriers across 47 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 3% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines CO. (san Antonio (SWA). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 16% with an average delay of 1 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 327 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

12h ago
Temp
77°F
Wind
3 kts
250°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KALB 042351Z 25003KT 10SM FEW033 FEW050 BKN100 BKN140 BKN160 25/21 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE33 SLP117 P0000 60000 T02500211 10300 20250 53002 $

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 119.500 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 121.700 24
GND 348.600 24
ATIS 120.450 24
APCH 118.050 24
APCH 127.150 24
APCH 132.825 24
APCH 263.075 24
APCH 307.200 24
UNICOM 122.950
ASOS 120.450
NG OPS 30.100 24
OTHER 30.100 24
OTHER 108.200
ALB VOT 108.200
CLASS C 118.050 24
LCL/P 119.500 24
EMERG 121.500 24
ALBANY R 122.200
OTHER 122.200
NG OPS 122.775 24
OTHER 122.775 24
OTHER 127.500 24
CD/P 127.500 24
CLASS C 132.825 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
NG OPS 258.200 24
OTHER 258.200 24
CLASS C 263.075 24
CLASS C 307.200 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZBW
Mag var:
13° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KALB · last 7d

44 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 12 PM · 1 movement every 327 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
ALBBWI
Baltimore, US
Southwest Airlines CO. (san Antonio 65 0h 58m
ALBPHL
Philadelphia, US
Piedmont Airlines 64 0h 46m
ALBIAD
Washington, DC, US
Commutair (plattsburgh 47 1h 10m
ALBCLT
Charlotte, US
American Airlines 40 1h 39m
ALBATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 39 2h 9m
ALBORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 39 1h 47m
ALBMDW
Chicago, US
Southwest Airlines CO. (san Antonio 32 1h 38m
ALBDCA
Washington, US
PSA Airlines 28 1h 18m
ALBORD
Chicago, US
SKY West Aviation 26 1h 49m
ALBLGA
New York, US
Endeavor AIR 24 0h 36m
ALBFLL
Fort Lauderdale, US
Jetblue Airways Corporation (new York 17 2h 52m
ALBMCO
Orlando, US
Southwest Airlines CO. (san Antonio 14 2h 23m
ALBDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 14 3h 33m
ALBDTW
Detroit, US
SKY West Aviation 14 1h 16m
ALBORD
Chicago, US
Envoy AIR 14 1h 41m
ALBDEN
Denver, US
Southwest Airlines CO. (san Antonio 13 3h 27m
ALBDTW
Detroit, US
Delta AIR Lines 13 1h 15m
ALBDTW
Detroit, US
Endeavor AIR 13 1h 16m
ALBBNA
Nashville, US
Southwest Airlines CO. (san Antonio 12 1h 49m
ALBMCO
Orlando, US
Jetblue Airways Corporation (new York 12 2h 32m

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports — click to expand

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Tammyho
08/10/2025
(no subject)
Great airport! Small and easy to navigate.
Cpfau182
07/18/2021
Great Service
Stopped to see 90 year old aunt. Flew her around Albany.
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