Flights Albuquerque → Oakland
ABQ → OAK
How long is the flight from Albuquerque to Oakland?
The flight from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Oakland (OAK) takes about 2h 12m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Albuquerque to Oakland, operated by a Boeing 737-300 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 4.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 83 flights, connecting two historically significant airports: Albuquerque International Sunport, which opened in 1941, and Oakland International Airport, established as early as 1927, serving over eleven 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) → Oakland (OAK) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 217 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Oakland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Oakland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Oakland (OAK) heads west for about 1,427 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 12m.
Departures from Albuquerque on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of ABQ-OAK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Oakland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 217 tracked ABQ-OAK flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABQ-OAK
The flight from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Oakland (OAK) takes about 2h 12m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Albuquerque (ABQ) -> Oakland (OAK) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 217 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albuquerque-Oakland is 0.00% across 217 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.
