ALB · Albany, United States
Albany International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 42.7483° N, 73.8017° W
Albany International Airport
Airport outside of Albany, New York
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ALB
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3371; ident KALB; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
albanyairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Albany International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ALB / KALB
OurAirports ident
KALB
GPS / local code
KALB / ALB
ISO region
US-NY
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
albanyairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1430745
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
7.5 km
Approximate distance to central Albany.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
8,500 ft / 2,591 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1908 · The Albany County Authority
Owner / entity
Q1430745
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Albany International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Albany, United States. Albany's built-up core sits roughly 7.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Albany International Airport (ALB / KALB) is at 42.7483° N, 73.8017° W, elevation 285 ft (87 m), serving Albany, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Albany is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Albany: 7 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ALB.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Albany International Airport (ALB / KALB)
Albany International Airport · Airport outside of Albany, New York
Source identifiers
KALB · KALB · ALB · US-NY
albanyairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Latham
latham · 3.5 km from ALB
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 20,736 · city coordinates 42.7470, -73.7590
2. West Albany
west-albany · 7.5 km from ALB
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 93,794 · city coordinates 42.6831, -73.7785
3. Cohoes
cohoes · 8.8 km from ALB
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 16,538 · city coordinates 42.7742, -73.7001
4. Troy
troy-5141502 · 9.2 km from ALB
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 49,906 · city coordinates 42.7284, -73.6918
5. Albany
albany-5106834 · 11 km from ALB
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 101,228 · city coordinates 42.6526, -73.7562
6. Clifton Park
clifton-park · 13 km from ALB
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 36,705 · city coordinates 42.8656, -73.7709
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
128 km from ALB · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 173 ft (53 m) · airport coordinates 41.9386, -72.6880
2. SYR KSYR
Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse
192 km from ALB · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 421 ft (128 m) · airport coordinates 43.1112, -76.1063
3. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York
219 km from ALB · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 21 ft (6 m) · airport coordinates 40.7772, -73.8726
4. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick
226 km from ALB · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 55 ft (17 m) · airport coordinates 41.7250, -71.4257
5. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark
231 km from ALB · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 18 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 40.6894, -74.1705
Route-time reference set
1. ALB-BDL
Hartford · 128 km · 1h 0m
America/New_York · +0h from ALB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ALB-SYR
Syracuse · 192 km · 1h 5m
America/New_York · +0h from ALB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ALB-LGA
New York · 219 km · 1h 7m
America/New_York · +0h from ALB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. ALB-PVD
Providence/Warwick · 226 km · 1h 7m
America/New_York · +0h from ALB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. ALB-EWR
Newark · 231 km · 1h 8m
America/New_York · +0h from ALB; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 8,500 ft / 2,591 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ALB.
Runway identifiers
01/19 · 10/28
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BDL KBDL
Bradley International Airport · Hartford · 128 km from ALB
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 173 ft (53 m) · 41.9386, -72.6880
2. SYR KSYR
Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse · 192 km from ALB
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 421 ft (128 m) · 43.1112, -76.1063
3. LGA KLGA
LaGuardia Airport · New York · 219 km from ALB
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 21 ft (6 m) · 40.7772, -73.8726
4. PVD KPVD
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · Providence/Warwick · 226 km from ALB
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 41.7250, -71.4257
5. EWR KEWR
Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark · 231 km from ALB
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 18 ft (5 m) · 40.6894, -74.1705
6. BOS KBOS
Boston Logan International Airport · Boston · 233 km from ALB
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 20 ft (6 m) · 42.3620, -71.0079
Country and authority
ALB sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). ALB is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport outside of Albany, New York. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1430745 · Albany International Airport. Administrative area: Colonie. Named after: Albany
Field and clock profile
Albany International Airport is a low-elevation field at 285 ft (87 m), positioned at 42.7483° N, 73.8017° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 8,500 ft / 2,591 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Latham is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.5 km. BDL Hartford is the closest retained airport alternative at 128 km.
Country airport peers
ALB is compared with BDL Hartford at 128 km, SYR Syracuse at 192 km, LGA New York at 219 km, PVD Providence/Warwick at 226 km, EWR Newark at 231 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ALB-BDL Hartford: 128 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. ALB-SYR Syracuse: 192 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. ALB-LGA New York: 219 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. ALB-PVD Providence/Warwick: 226 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KALB backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. albanyairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 8,500 ft / 2,591 m
Runway identifiers
01/19, 10/28
OurAirports classifies ALB as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Albany.
ALB (KALB) is a low-elevation field at 285 ft (87 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ALB sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
ALB's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 8,500 ft / 2,591 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
The Albany County Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ALB.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at albanyairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ALB
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ALB uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Albany International Airport is about 7.5 km from central Albany; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BDL Hartford is the closest retained alternate at 128 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
albanyairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ALB inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ALB ranks #2 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ALB shares America/New_York with ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US · CHS Charleston US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ALB is 285 ft (87 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TRF 286 ft (87 m) (1 ft delta) · DSS 290 ft (88 m) (5 ft delta) · ORY 291 ft (89 m) (6 ft delta) · NAP 294 ft (90 m) (9 ft delta) · RBA 276 ft (84 m) (9 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ALB's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BDL 128 km +0h · SYR 192 km +0h · LGA 219 km +0h · PVD 226 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | BDL | 128 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Syracuse | SYR | 192 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| New York | LGA | 219 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Providence/Warwick | PVD | 226 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Newark | EWR | 231 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
ALB to BDL
Hartford
Distance 128 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from ALB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALB to SYR
Syracuse
Distance 192 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from ALB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ALB to LGA
New York
Distance 219 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from ALB. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Albany is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
West Albany is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Albany International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ALB, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Latham
latham · 3.5 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Albany
west-albany · 7.5 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cohoes
cohoes · 8.8 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Troy
troy-5141502 · 9.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Albany
albany-5106834 · 11 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Clifton Park
clifton-park · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Schenectady
schenectady · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rotterdam
rotterdam · 14 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Glenville
glenville · 29 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saratoga Springs
saratoga-springs · 37 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amsterdam
amsterdam · 38 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wilton
wilton-5144736 · 48 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Albany International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Hartford (BDL), Syracuse (SYR), New York (LGA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 8,500 ft / 2,591 m; identifiers 01/19, 10/28.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Albany County Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1908.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ALB. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Bradley International AirportBDL
Hartford · large airport
- Distance
- 128 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 173 ft (53 m)
Compare against BDL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Syracuse Hancock International AirportSYR
Syracuse · large airport
- Distance
- 192 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 421 ft (128 m)
Compare against SYR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
LaGuardia AirportLGA
New York · large airport
- Distance
- 219 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 21 ft (6 m)
Compare against LGA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Rhode Island T. F. Green International AirportPVD
Providence/Warwick · large airport
- Distance
- 226 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 55 ft (17 m)
Compare against PVD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Newark Liberty International AirportEWR
Newark · large airport
- Distance
- 231 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 18 ft (5 m)
Compare against EWR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Albany International Airport (ALB) in?▾
Albany International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Albany International Airport?▾
Albany International Airport uses IATA code ALB and ICAO code KALB.
Where is Albany International Airport located?▾
Albany International Airport is located in Albany, United States at coordinates 42.7483° N, 73.8017° W, with an elevation of 285 ft (87 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Albany International Airport from central Albany?▾
Albany International Airport sits roughly 7.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for Albany.
Which route reference is most useful from ALB?▾
Hartford (BDL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 0m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from ALB.
Which authority regulates ALB?▾
Albany International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to ALB?▾
ALB's curated peers in United States on this site include BDL Hartford, SYR Syracuse, LGA New York, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Albany International Airport have?▾
Albany International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,500 ft / 2,591 m; identifiers include 01/19, 10/28.