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

No clear winner: American’s ABQ → DFW flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	ABQ	DFW	1h 55m	80%	2.9%	2,278	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ABQ 05:30 → DEN 07:00UA 5988 · flown by SkyWest	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	6h 18m	99%	93%
American Details →	ABQ 06:00 → PHX 06:17AA 987	3h 13m Phoenix	PHX 09:30 → DFW 14:08AA 554	7h 08m	99%	86%
United Details →	ABQ 06:00 → SFO 07:36UA 538	57m San Francisco	SFO 08:33 → DFW 14:25UA 1062	7h 25m	90%	78%
Delta Details →	ABQ 12:25 → SLC 14:16DL 4084 · flown by SkyWest	3h 24m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:40 → DFW 21:24DL 2796	7h 59m	100%	76%
United Details →	ABQ 08:00 → IAH 11:13UA 251	3h 33m Houston	IAH 14:46 → DFW 16:16UA 1388	7h 16m	100%	75%
American Details →	ABQ 11:43 → PHX 12:00AA 1348	1h 35m Phoenix	PHX 13:35 → DFW 18:09AA 2767	5h 26m	94%	73%
Delta Details →	ABQ 08:28 → MSP 12:00DL 535	2h 47m Minneapolis	MSP 14:47 → DFW 17:16DL 2971	7h 48m	96%	72%
Delta Details →	ABQ 07:00 → ATL 12:05DL 1688	2h 20m Atlanta	ATL 14:25 → DFW 15:46DL 921	7h 46m	98%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ABQ 16:20 → DEN 17:50UA 725	1h 03m Denver	DEN 18:53 → DFW 21:59UA 1565	4h 39m	57%	38%
American Details →	ABQ 14:13 → ORD 18:29AA 1341	57m Chicago	ORD 19:26 → DFW 22:08AA 3544 · flown by Envoy	6h 55m	48%	33%

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

DEN · 1h 17m · leaves 07:00 4%

LAX · 50m · leaves 07:00 7%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 07:40 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 50m · leaves 12:13 17%

DEN · 1h 03m · leaves 16:20 43%

ORD · 57m · leaves 14:13 52%

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 153 ABQ 06:55 → SAN Alaska AS 545 SAN 09:52 → DFW Connection details →	2h 07m	7h 18m	99%	86%
Southwest WN 146 ABQ 06:40 → PHX American AA 3284 PHX 10:31 → DFW Connection details →	3h 31m	7h 30m	100%	85%
Southwest WN 130 ABQ 06:05 → LAS American AA 1584 LAS 10:11 → DFW Connection details →	3h 36m	8h 03m	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