Route · ABQ → ORD · 2020–2025 BTS data
Albuquerque to Chicago
The ABQ–ORD corridor (Albuquerque, NM → Chicago, IL) runs ahead of the national average, served by 38 carriers across roughly 1,118 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.3%
- On-time
- +5.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 83 min
- Delay when late
- 4,924
- Flights
Cancelled
1.0%
Best Month
Oct 2024 93%
Worst Month
Jan 2024 64%
Distance
1,118 mi
Carriers
38
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 24 | 2 | 0 | MQ,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 1 | UA,MQ,AA |
| Oct 2025 | 117 | 10 | 1 | 0 | AA,UA,MQ |
| Sep 2025 | 117 | 18 | 0 | 0 | MQ,UA,OO,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 4 | AA,OO,UA |
| Jul 2025 | 123 | 38 | 3 | 2 | AA,OO,UA |
| Jun 2025 | 119 | 28 | 3 | 2 | AA,OO,UA |
| May 2025 | 124 | 25 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,UA,MQ |
| Apr 2025 | 114 | 23 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO,UA,YX,AA |
| Mar 2025 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 0 | YX,UA,MQ |
| Feb 2025 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO,YX,MQ |
| Jan 2025 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,UA,MQ |
| Dec 2024 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | AA,MQ,OO,UA |
| Nov 2024 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA,MQ,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 0 | UA,MQ,OO,AA |
| Sep 2024 | 110 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,AA,MQ |
| Aug 2024 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 0 | AA,OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 18 | 2 | 1 | AA,UA |
| Jun 2024 | 60 | 13 | 1 | 0 | AA,UA |
| May 2024 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 1 | AA,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,UA |
| Mar 2024 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | AA,OO,UA |
| Feb 2024 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | AA,OO |
| Jan 2024 | 59 | 21 | 1 | 0 | AA,OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
1.0%
19 of 1,977 flights
Diversion Rate
0.6%
12 of 1,977 flights
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ABQ - Albuquerque
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Albuquerque, NM.
Origin airport →ORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
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What the Data Says About ABQ to ORD
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Albuquerque to Chicago (ABQ to ORD) running a 84.3% on-time rate over 4,924 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 83.2 minutes. The 1,118-mile corridor is served by 38 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.0% of 1,977 flights were cancelled, 0.6% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at just 64% - a 29-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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