Flights Albuquerque → San Diego
ABQ → SAN
Route overview
This flight route operates between Albuquerque and San Diego, utilizing Boeing 737-300 aircraft. With an 80% on-time performance rate and an average delay of 8.6 minutes, the service is generally reliable. The origin airport in Albuquerque opened in 1941, while the destination airport in San Diego, which sees over 22 million passengers annually, dates back to 1928.
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) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 202 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Albuquerque (ABQ) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 1,009 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Albuquerque on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of ABQ-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 202 tracked ABQ-SAN flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 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) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABQ-SAN
On the Albuquerque (ABQ) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 202 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Albuquerque-San Diego is 0.00% across 202 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Diego, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
