Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Albuquerque
889 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–ABQ arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline80%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- 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 OAK → ABQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 232 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 35 min · 254 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 135 flights · limited
- Evenings67% on time · p90 50 min · 407 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 148 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 136 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 152 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 152 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 40 min · 168 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 155 flights · limited
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