# Albany International Airport (ALB / KALB)

**Albany International Airport** (IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB) is a large airport in Albany, New York, United States. It opened in 1908. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,500 ft (2,591 m). In 2025 it handled 3.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: ALB / KALB
- FAA: ALB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Albany, New York, United States
- Opened: 1908
- Elevation: 285 ft / 87 m
- Coordinates: 42.7483, -73.8017
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,500 ft / 2,591 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 3,169,244 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.albanyairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430745
- Weather station: KALB · WMO 72518
- Ident: KALB

## Timeline

- 1908: Albany International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 358° / 178° | yes |
| 10/28 | 7,200 ft / 2,195 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00010AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,457,080 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,563,179 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 2,791,630 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,801,446 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,891,151 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 3,010,757 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,052,206 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,935,664 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,574,604 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,768,256 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,004,242 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,169,244 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

34 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (21)

- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 136 mi / 219 km · Delta Connection
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 213 mi / 342 km · American Eagle
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 288 mi / 464 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 318 mi / 512 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 325 mi / 523 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · Delta Connection
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 544 mi / 876 km · Breeze Airways
- [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · United States · 629 mi / 1,012 km · Avelo Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 646 mi / 1,040 km · American Airlines
- [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 685 mi / 1,103 km · Allegiant Air
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 716 mi / 1,152 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 721 mi / 1,161 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,224 km · Breeze Airways
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 824 mi / 1,326 km · Southwest Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 853 mi / 1,372 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,051 mi / 1,691 km · Allegiant Air
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,074 mi / 1,729 km · JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,169 mi / 1,881 km · Allegiant Air
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,207 mi / 1,942 km · Allegiant Air, JetBlue Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,432 mi / 2,305 km · American Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,606 mi / 2,584 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (11)

- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · Delta Air Lines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 824 mi / 1,326 km · Allegiant Air
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,132 mi / 1,821 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,140 mi / 1,834 km · Allegiant Air
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,169 mi / 1,881 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,187 mi / 1,910 km · Allegiant Air
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,207 mi / 1,942 km · Southwest Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,207 mi / 1,942 km · Breeze Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,227 mi / 1,975 km · American Eagle
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,606 mi / 2,584 km · Southwest Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,231 mi / 3,591 km · Southwest Airlines

### Cargo (8)

- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 119 mi / 192 km · UPS Airlines
- [AVP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavp.md) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport · United States · 139 mi / 223 km · DHL Aviation
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 140 mi / 226 km · UPS Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 213 mi / 342 km · UPS Airlines
- [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · United States · 250 mi / 402 km · UPS Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 622 mi / 1,001 km · DHL Aviation
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,129 km · UPS Airlines
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · United States · 779 mi / 1,254 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ALB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (11)

- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 9
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 7
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 4
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 6
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.2M (2025) | #448 of 3,974 | #108 in North America | #85 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | =2,149 of 29,858 | =468 in North America | =346 in US |
| Elevation | 285 ft / 87 m | =31,756 of 43,403 | =14,602 in North America | =12,298 in US |
| Age | Opened 1908 | =8 of 15,079 | #4 in North America | #4 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 132.825 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.450 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 41.000 |
| RDO | BURLINGTON RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.500 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 118.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [SCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksch.md) Schenectady County Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [GFL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgfl.md) Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [BAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbaf.md) Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport · 69 mi / 111 km
- [RUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krut.md) Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport · 69 mi / 111 km
- [CEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcef.md) Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · 75 mi / 121 km
- [POU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpou.md) Dutchess County Airport · 78 mi / 125 km

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #4

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Albany International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albany_International_Airport&oldid=1371137852), revision of 24 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb/data