Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Albuquerque
1,121 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–ABQ arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 472 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 timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights472
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 MDW → 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 57% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 384 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 681 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 101 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 102 flights · limited
- Overnights57% on time · p90 75 min · 162 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 201 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 201 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 207 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 207 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 25 min · 207 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 213 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 194 flights · limited
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