Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Albuquerque
1,118 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–ABQ arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 899 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights316
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.5%Flights244
- Envoy AirOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.9%Flights218
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time50%Median10 minp90125 minCancel0.8%Flights121
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 ORD → 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 63% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,456 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 766 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 55 min · 241 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 331 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 397 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 407 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 381 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 401 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 401 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 403 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 404 flights
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