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Route Reliability

Houston → Albuquerque

IAH–ABQ · 744 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,281
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 1,281 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

IAH–ABQ flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 78% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 87% on time on Tuesdays against 81% on Sundays.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(186 flights)
  • Tue87%(163 flights)
  • Wed85%(185 flights)
  • Thu85%(183 flights)
  • Fri86%(182 flights)
  • Sat83%(180 flights)
  • Sun81%(184 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(425 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(279 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(195 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(362 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 64% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%116
July 202580%114
August 202581%119
September 202586%116
October 202584%124
November 202588%118
December 202587%123
January 202691%85
February 202690%79
March 202685%88
April 202688%89
May 202689%92

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Based on 1,281 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.