Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Albuquerque
Flights on SFO–ABQ arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 569 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights70
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights499
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 SFO → ABQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 376 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 40 min · 122 flights · limited
- Evenings82% on time · p90 40 min · 682 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 623 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 267 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 214 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 285 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 279 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 280 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 269 flights
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