Flights Albuquerque → Los Angeles
ABQ → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, operated by a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 88%, with flights typically experiencing an average delay of 8 minutes. The route sees approximately 562 total flights annually, connecting the historically significant Albuquerque International Sunport (opened in 1941) with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which serves over 76 million passengers per year.
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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 738 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 1,088 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Albuquerque on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of ABQ-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 738 tracked ABQ-LAX flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABQ-LAX
On the Albuquerque (ABQ) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 738 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albuquerque-Los Angeles is 0.27% across 738 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, 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.
