Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Albuquerque
DFW → ABQ
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Albuquerque?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Albuquerque (ABQ) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Albuquerque operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 68%. Over the past year, it has recorded an average delay time of 19.2 minutes per flight out of a total of 497 flights. The destination airport in Albuquerque, which opened in 1941, serves approximately 4.37 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1402 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Albuquerque the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads west for about 914 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of DFW-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,402 tracked DFW-ABQ flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating DFW-ABQ
Airports
Frequently asked questions about DFW-ABQ
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Albuquerque (ABQ) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 1402 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Albuquerque is 2.28% across 1402 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Albuquerque, 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.
