Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Albuquerque
628 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–ABQ arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 657 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 timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights657
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft78%
- 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 SAN → ABQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 541 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 419 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 230 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 526 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 60 min · 166 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 211 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 266 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 265 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 281 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 30 min · 285 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 284 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 290 flights
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