Historical on-time performance
Albuquerque to San Diego
628 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ABQ–SAN arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 655 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights655
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline11%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ABQ → SAN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 393 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 600 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 242 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 607 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 266 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 211 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 284 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 263 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 281 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 290 flights
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