Flights Denver → Albuquerque
DEN → ABQ
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Albuquerque operates with a mix of De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving a total of 717 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, the average delay is approximately 12.5 minutes, connecting two well-established airports: Denver's opened in 1989 and Albuquerque's in 1941, which currently handles over 4.36 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 Denver (DEN) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 928 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.7/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads south for about 562 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of DEN-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 928 tracked DEN-ABQ flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.3% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-ABQ
On the Denver (DEN) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 928 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Albuquerque is 1.29% across 928 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United Airlines, Southwest 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.
