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Route Reliability

Albuquerque → Los Angeles

ABQ–LAX · 677 miles · Albuquerque International Sunport to Los Angeles International Airport

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
2,180
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines92%994 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines89%723 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines77%463 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ABQ–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 73% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 90% on time on Tuesdays against 86% on Sundays.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 92% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 77%.

Ticking up lately.

ABQ–LAX flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(334 flights)
  • Tue90%(294 flights)
  • Wed89%(289 flights)
  • Thu88%(324 flights)
  • Fri88%(334 flights)
  • Sat88%(267 flights)
  • Sun86%(321 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(750 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(260 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(504 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(311 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(308 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 86% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%176
July 202584%177
August 202589%175
September 202587%165
October 202582%192
November 202592%168
December 202584%185
January 202692%158
February 202685%161
March 202691%195
April 202689%204
May 202691%207

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,180 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.