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, one ticket

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.


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%
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%
United Details →	ABQ 05:30 → DEN 07:00UA 5988 · flown by SkyWest	3h 00m Denver	DEN 10:00 → ATL 15:10UA 2424	7h 40m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	ABQ 07:52 → SLC 09:44DL 4152 · flown by SkyWest	1h 16m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:00 → ATL 16:45DL 885	6h 53m	98%	81%
United Details →	ABQ 06:00 → SFO 07:36UA 538	1h 09m San Francisco	SFO 08:45 → ATL 16:48UA 702	8h 48m	92%	79%
Delta Details →	ABQ 06:00 → LAX 07:10DL 4115 · flown by SkyWest	1h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 08:10 → ATL 15:41DL 782	7h 41m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	ABQ 18:45 → LAX 20:02DL 4091 · flown by SkyWest	1h 43m Los Angeles	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01 +1DL 783	8h 20m	95%	77%
Alaska Details →	ABQ 06:00 → SEA 08:10AS 1529	55m Seattle	SEA 09:05 → ATL 16:57AS 334	8h 57m	92%	75%
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.


Southwest WN 4683 ABQ 05:20 → AUS Delta DL 2976 AUS 10:35 → ATL Connection details →	2h 30m	6h 32m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 153 ABQ 06:55 → SAN Delta DL 725 SAN 10:43 → ATL Connection details →	2h 58m	9h 17m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 117 ABQ 10:50 → DEN Delta DL 957 DEN 15:15 → ATL Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 32m	100%	84%

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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