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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Albuquerque

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

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
2,181
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 Lines89%994 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines86%463 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines84%724 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–ABQ flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 73% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LAX–ABQ flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 81%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 84%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 2,181 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

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
  • Mon84%(324 flights)
  • Tue89%(296 flights)
  • Wed91%(300 flights)
  • Thu86%(326 flights)
  • Fri85%(330 flights)
  • Sat91%(267 flights)
  • Sun81%(328 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(722 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(258 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(355 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(103 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(718 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 83% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%175
July 202588%178
August 202590%175
September 202589%166
October 202590%196
November 202587%173
December 202582%187
January 202688%156
February 202686%161
March 202684%195
April 202688%203
May 202683%206

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,181 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.