Historical on-time performance
Albuquerque to Houston
759 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ABQ–HOU arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 979 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights979
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → HOU
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 · 1,211 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 15 min · 648 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 35 min · 992 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 382 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 404 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 453 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 385 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 433 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 431 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 440 flights
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