Flights Dallas → Albuquerque
DAL → ABQ
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas to Albuquerque is operated with a Boeing 737-300 and has a 75% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 10.7 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport in Albuquerque, which opened in 1941, serves approximately 4,365,400 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 Dallas (DAL) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 547 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads west for about 932 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of DAL-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 547 tracked DAL-ABQ flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.5% 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 DAL-ABQ
On the Dallas (DAL) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 547 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Albuquerque is 1.46% across 547 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.
