Flights Albuquerque → Chicago
ABQ → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Albuquerque to Chicago boasts a high on-time performance rate of 94%, with an average delay of just 2.7 minutes across the total of 89 flights recorded. The Albuquerque airport, which opened in 1941, connects travelers to one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving nearly 19.9 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Albuquerque (ABQ) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 94% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 1,801 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 40m.
Departures from Albuquerque on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 93% of ABQ-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked ABQ-MDW flights, 94% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABQ-MDW
On the Albuquerque (ABQ) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 94% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albuquerque-Chicago is 1.67% across 120 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
