Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Albuquerque
580 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–ABQ arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,653 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights1,653
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 DAL → ABQ
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,087 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,261 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 914 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 55 min · 890 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 55 min · 910 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 731 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 562 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 728 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 778 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 776 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 783 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 40 min · 704 flights
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