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Route Reliability

Denver → Albuquerque

DEN–ABQ · 349 miles · Denver International Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
3,160
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines81%1,695 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines74%1,465 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DEN–ABQ flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DEN–ABQ flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 74%.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 74%.

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
  • Mon75%(474 flights)
  • Tue83%(435 flights)
  • Wed81%(430 flights)
  • Thu75%(467 flights)
  • Fri75%(469 flights)
  • Sat82%(399 flights)
  • Sun74%(464 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(688 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(456 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(331 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(625 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(834 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(204 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 64% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%282
July 202564%284
August 202572%266
September 202579%257
October 202584%297
November 202589%261
December 202578%263
January 202683%224
February 202685%207
March 202680%245
April 202681%259
May 202678%293

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Based on 3,160 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.