Route Reliability
Albuquerque → Denver
ABQ–DEN · 349 miles · Albuquerque International Sunport to Denver International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- Cancelled
- 3,158
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines85%1,694 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines79%1,464 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
ABQ–DEN flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
ABQ–DEN flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 79%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 79%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon82%(472 flights)
- Tue82%(434 flights)
- Wed85%(431 flights)
- Thu79%(465 flights)
- Fri80%(467 flights)
- Sat86%(396 flights)
- Sun83%(465 flights)
- 3–6 AM96%(492 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(527 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM87%(617 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(579 flights)
- 3–6 PM58%(256 flights)
- 6–9 PM71%(657 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
Jun 73% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 282 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 284 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 264 |
| September 2025 | 85% | 256 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 296 |
| November 2025 | 92% | 259 |
| December 2025 | 83% | 264 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 222 |
| February 2026 | 87% | 206 |
| March 2026 | 81% | 247 |
| April 2026 | 88% | 255 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 295 |
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Based on 3,158 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.