Historical on-time performance
Denver to Albuquerque
349 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–ABQ arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 3,160 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights903
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights792
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights1,465
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 DEN → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,973 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,975 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,954 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,928 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,091 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 · 1,239 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,236 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,120 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,341 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,345 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,287 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,353 flights
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