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 → HOU flights land within a few points of 84% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ABQ	HOU	2h 05m	84%	0.2%	970	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	ABQ 06:40 → PHX 07:00WN 146	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 08:05 → HOU 12:40WN 2833	5h 00m	99%	92%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 05:10 → DEN 06:30WN 114	50m Denver	DEN 07:20 → HOU 10:42WN 2215	4h 35m	93%	84%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 07:30 → DEN 08:50WN 2384	1h 25m Denver	DEN 10:15 → HOU 13:55WN 1543	5h 25m	100%	81%
American Details →	ABQ 05:23 → DFW 08:18AA 3448 · flown by Envoy	2h 33m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:51 → HOU 12:16AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	5h 53m	100%	79%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 05:50 → DAL 08:35WN 2559	1h 55m Dallas	DAL 10:30 → HOU 11:45WN 23	4h 55m	100%	77%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 07:00 → DAL 09:45WN 105	2h 45m Dallas	DAL 12:30 → HOU 13:45WN 25	5h 45m	97%	76%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 09:40 → LAS 10:15WN 4685	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 11:25 → HOU 16:35WN 4724	5h 55m	98%	75%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 06:05 → LAS 06:35WN 130	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 07:45 → HOU 12:55WN 981	5h 48m	96%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ABQ 10:43 → DFW 13:33AA 928	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:22 → HOU 15:44AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	4h 02m	68%	48%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 18:10 → PHX 18:30WN 4557	50m Phoenix	PHX 19:20 → HOU 23:15WN 4315	4h 45m	48%	21%
Southwest Details →	ABQ 18:20 → DAL 21:10WN 113	50m Dallas	DAL 22:00 → HOU 23:12WN 63	3h 52m	24%	13%

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

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 06:40 1%

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 09:40 2%

DEN · 50m · leaves 05:10 7%

Afternoon and evening

DAL · 1h 20m · leaves 16:20 11%

PHX · 50m · leaves 18:10 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.


American AA 987 ABQ 06:00 → PHX Southwest WN 2833 PHX 08:05 → HOU Connection details →	1h 48m	5h 40m	87%	82%
United UA 5988 ABQ 05:30 → DEN Southwest WN 1543 DEN 10:15 → HOU Connection details →	3h 15m	7h 25m	99%	80%
United UA 725 ABQ 16:20 → DEN Southwest WN 2026 DEN 20:45 → HOU Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 55m	85%	45%

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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