Historical on-time performance
Seattle to Albuquerque
1,180 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SEA–ABQ arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 546 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights546
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 SEA → 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 66% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 258 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 30 min · 385 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 35 min · 238 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 40 min · 456 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 50 min · 119 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 186 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 203 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 35 min · 218 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 35 min · 221 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 217 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 40 min · 192 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 45 min · 219 flights
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