Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Albuquerque
1,269 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ABQ 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)
Cancelled1.0%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-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights996
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 77% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 673 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 525 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 629 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 163 flights · limited
- Overnights77% on time · p90 35 min · 960 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 382 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 390 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 452 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 454 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 452 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 375 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 445 flights
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