Flights Albuquerque → Dallas
ABQ → DAL
Route overview
The flight route from Albuquerque to Dallas operates with a high level of punctuality, with 84% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average delay of just five minutes is observed across approximately four hundred and three total flights using Boeing 737-300 and -500 aircraft models.
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) → Dallas (DAL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 548 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Dallas (DAL) heads east for about 932 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Albuquerque on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of ABQ-DAL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 548 tracked ABQ-DAL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 2.5% 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-DAL
On the Albuquerque (ABQ) -> Dallas (DAL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 548 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albuquerque-Dallas is 2.55% across 548 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.
