Historical on-time performance
Houston to Albuquerque
744 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–ABQ arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 362 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.7%Flights362
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 IAH → ABQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 40 min · 88 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 50 min · 214 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 35 min · 100 flights · limited
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 65 min · 191 flights · limited
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 986 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 228 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 226 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 220 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 228 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 65 min · 222 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 231 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 224 flights
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