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

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

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ABQ	MDW	2h 40m	90%	1.1%	449	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Albuquerque). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	ABQ 05:20 → AUS 08:05WN 4683	2h 20m Austin	AUS 10:25 → MDW 12:55WN 4077	6h 35m	100%	88%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ABQ 05:30 → DEN 07:00UA 5988 · flown by SkyWest	3h 00m Denver	DEN 10:00 → MDW 13:25WN 755	6h 55m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 22:30 → AUS 01:20WN 4074	3h 45m Austin	AUS 05:05 → MDW 07:35 +1WN 356	8h 05m	98%	85%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 21:15 → PHX 21:30WN 4317	2h 25m Phoenix	PHX 23:55 → MDW 05:10 +1WN 3298	6h 55m	96%	80%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 20:45 → LAX 21:50WN 140	2h 05m Los Angeles	LAX 23:55 → MDW 05:55 +1WN 2413	8h 10m	88%	75%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 05:50 → DAL 08:35WN 2559	1h 30m Dallas	DAL 10:05 → MDW 12:20WN 1357	5h 30m	96%	74%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 06:05 → LAS 06:35WN 130	1h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 08:20 → MDW 13:55WN 2271	6h 50m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	ABQ 07:00 → ATL 12:05DL 1688	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728	8h 15m	98%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	ABQ 20:10 → SAN 21:00WN 4521	1h 40m San Diego	SAN 22:40 → MDW 04:40 +1WN 257	7h 30m	68%	63%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 16:35 → HOU 19:50WN 127	55m Houston	HOU 20:45 → MDW 23:10WN 2044	5h 35m	55%	20%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 18:20 → DAL 21:10WN 113	1h 12m Dallas	DAL 22:22 → MDW 01:00 +1WN 1359	5h 17m	53%	17%

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

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 09:40 4%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 17:42 22%

DAL · 1h 00m · leaves 13:05 22%

HOU · 55m · leaves 16:35 45%

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