Flights Las Vegas → Albuquerque
LAS → ABQ
Route overview
The flight route from Las Vegas to Albuquerque operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 71%, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 415 flights, serving Albuquerque International Sunport, 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 557 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (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 Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads east for about 781 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of LAS-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 557 tracked LAS-ABQ flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.2% 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 LAS-ABQ
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 557 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Albuquerque is 0.18% across 557 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 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.
