Historical on-time performance
Houston to Albuquerque
759 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–ABQ arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 967 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights967
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- 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 HOU → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,078 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 40 min · 171 flights · limited
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 519 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,077 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 393 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 377 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 392 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 425 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 421 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 423 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 434 flights
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