Historical on-time performance
Albuquerque to Dallas
580 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ABQ–DAL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,655 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.6%Flights1,655
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ABQ → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 1,694 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,428 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 997 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 890 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 728 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 731 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 564 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 704 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 777 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 783 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 776 flights
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