Flights Houston → Albuquerque
IAH → ABQ
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Albuquerque operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just six minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 260 total flights using aircraft such as Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 models, serving the bustling Albuquerque International Sunport airport, which opened in 1941 and currently handles 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.
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The Houston (IAH) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 345 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.03%. 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 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads north-west for about 1,196 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 55m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of IAH-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 345 tracked IAH-ABQ flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-ABQ
On the Houston (IAH) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 345 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Albuquerque is 2.03% across 345 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
