Historical on-time performance
Denver to Albuquerque
349 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–ABQ arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 3,145 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights915
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights764
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights1,466
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 DEN → ABQ
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 15 min · 1,840 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,971 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,937 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,994 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 990 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,237 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,325 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,237 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,076 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,230 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,308 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,319 flights
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