Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Albuquerque
896 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–ABQ arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 549 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.5%Flights549
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Overnights92% on time · p90 5 min · 75 flights · limited
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 253 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 35 min · 586 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 50 min · 107 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 717 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 258 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 40 min · 255 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 208 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 262 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 258 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 253 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 244 flights
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