Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Albuquerque
677 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–ABQ arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,135 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-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.3%Flights1,749
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights386
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline72%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LAX → 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 83% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 15 min · 2,357 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 665 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,693 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,651 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 30 min · 459 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 972 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 823 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 975 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,024 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,012 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 993 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,026 flights
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