Historical on-time performance
Albuquerque to Las Vegas
487 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ABQ–LAS arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,690 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 timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights1,690
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 → LAS
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 5 min · 1,424 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,479 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 55 min · 916 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 50 min · 735 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,256 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 794 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 785 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 594 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 890 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 937 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 911 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 899 flights
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