Historical on-time performance
Houston to Albuquerque
759 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–ABQ arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 980 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights980
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 HOU → 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 · 1,090 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 40 min · 159 flights · limited
- Overnights72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,082 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 573 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 384 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 382 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 439 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 401 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 434 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 453 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 432 flights
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