Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s ABQ → ATL flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ABQ	ATL	3h 15m	90%	1.8%	997	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Atlanta on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Atlanta is 2 h ahead of Albuquerque). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 05:20 → AUS 08:05WN 4683	2h 30m Austin	AUS 10:35 → ATL 13:52DL 2976	6h 32m	100%	89%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 06:55 → SAN 07:45WN 153	2h 58m San Diego	SAN 10:43 → ATL 18:12DL 725	9h 17m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	ABQ 19:59 → SLC 21:50DL 3726 · flown by SkyWest	1h 45m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:35 → ATL 05:15 +1DL 912	7h 16m	97%	85%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 10:50 → DEN 12:10WN 117	3h 05m Denver	DEN 15:15 → ATL 20:22DL 957	7h 32m	100%	84%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 05:30 → DEN 07:00UA 5988 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:40 → ATL 14:35DL 2235	7h 06m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	ABQ 12:25 → SLC 14:16DL 4084 · flown by SkyWest	3h 39m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:55 → ATL 23:48DL 905	9h 23m	100%	84%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 05:00 → HOU 08:05WN 123	2h 11m Houston	HOU 10:16 → ATL 13:20DL 1509	6h 20m	98%	84%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 09:40 → LAS 10:15WN 4685	3h 06m Las Vegas	LAS 13:21 → ATL 20:34DL 466	8h 54m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	ABQ 20:50 → LAS 21:25WN 138	1h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → ATL 05:45 +1WN 2179	6h 55m	64%	52%
American Details →	ABQ 12:13 → DFW 15:07AA 3371 · flown by Envoy	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:00 → ATL 19:11AA 1379	4h 58m	72%	23%
American Details →	ABQ 17:28 → DFW 20:23AA 3381 · flown by Envoy	47m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:10 → ATL 00:19 +1AA 2749	4h 51m	44%	22%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

SLC · 1h 16m · leaves 07:52 2%

LAX · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 5%

SEA · 55m · leaves 06:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 47m · leaves 17:28 56%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON