According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) ranks #63 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Albuquerque, NM posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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ABQ on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Albuquerque, NM sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Albuquerque, NM handles more flight
volume than 84% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
34% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Albuquerque, NM vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 251,288 ·
On-time rate: 82.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes1,364,256 min
Late Aircraft579,518 min · 42%
Carrier487,306 min · 36%
NAS (National Aviation System)228,157 min · 17%
Weather67,522 min · 5%
Security1,753 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
ABQ - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (93.4%) · worst: July (89.3%)
ABQ - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ABQ - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.7 min · taxi-in 6.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ABQ's average taxi-out (14.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.1 min (September 2024) to 17.6 min (November 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Albuquerque, NM, both outside New Mexico so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Albuquerque, NM is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 42.5% of 1,364,256 delay minutes across 251,288 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.1% (3.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 45,105 delayed and 2,438 cancelled (0.97%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (42.5% late-aircraft, 35.7% carrier, 16.7% NAS, 4.9% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, ABQ is strongest in November (93.4% on-time) and weakest in July (89.3%), a 4.1-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~4,000 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to PHX (Phoenix) at 84.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Albuquerque, NM vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.1%Top 66%higher than 34% of 382 airports
Albuquerque, NM
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
ABQ's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ABQ before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.7 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Albuquerque, NM's on-time rate?
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) has a 82.1% on-time rate across 251,288 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does ABQ rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Albuquerque, NM ranks #63 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Albuquerque, NM?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at ABQ, accounting for 42.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 42.5% late-aircraft, 35.7% carrier, 16.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.9% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Albuquerque, NM?
November is historically ABQ's strongest month at 93.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.3%, a 4.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.