Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Albuquerque
1,269 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ABQ 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)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 996 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.5%Flights996
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 15 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 ATL → ABQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 676 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 511 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 641 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 123 flights · limited
- Overnights78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,000 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 399 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 391 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 450 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 453 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 453 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 361 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 444 flights
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