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

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest MDW → ABQ (3h 05m), on time 4 times in 5. Southwest via Denver (5h 00m) is more reliable, 96%, but takes 1h 55m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MDW	ABQ	3h 05m	81%	0.4%	449	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	MDW 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 2989	1h 00m Denver	DEN 07:50 → ABQ 09:15WN 3056	5h 00m	98%	96%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2858	3h 20m Phoenix	PHX 10:15 → ABQ 12:30WN 106	8h 10m	100%	89%
Southwest Details →	MDW 06:50 → DEN 08:20WN 2765	3h 00m Denver	DEN 11:20 → ABQ 12:40WN 170	6h 50m	100%	85%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 08:55 → ATL 11:45WN 4154	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 14:22 → ABQ 15:38DL 1109	7h 43m	98%	83%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 10:10 → LAX 12:30WN 2433	2h 30m Los Angeles	LAX 15:00 → ABQ 18:05DL 4091 · flown by SkyWest	8h 55m	94%	80%
Southwest Details →	MDW 06:30 → LAS 08:20WN 1182	2h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 10:20 → ABQ 12:55WN 2175	7h 25m	98%	79%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 10:02 → SLC 12:28WN 2951	1h 42m Salt Lake City	SLC 14:10 → ABQ 16:00DL 3820 · flown by SkyWest	6h 58m	78%	74%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:00 → DAL 07:15WN 1377	3h 30m Dallas	DAL 10:45 → ABQ 11:30WN 1253	7h 30m	100%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2858	50m Phoenix	PHX 07:45 → ABQ 10:00WN 3228	5h 40m	74%	68%
Southwest Details →	MDW 11:20 → BNA 12:45WN 2733	1h 00m Nashville	BNA 13:45 → ABQ 15:40WN 4621	5h 20m	55%	32%
Southwest Details →	MDW 19:15 → HOU 21:50WN 1431	55m Houston	HOU 22:45 → ABQ 22:55WN 4703	5h 40m	46%	28%

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 00m · leaves 05:15 2%

SAN · 1h 00m · leaves 05:52 6%

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 07:30 12%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 50m · leaves 16:15 47%

HOU · 55m · leaves 19:15 54%

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