Flights Los Angeles → Albuquerque
LAX → ABQ
Route overview
This flight route connects Los Angeles to Albuquerque, operating with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Over the past period, it has achieved an on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.4 minutes.
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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 738 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads east for about 1,088 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of LAX-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 738 tracked LAX-ABQ flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.3% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-ABQ
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 738 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Albuquerque is 0.27% across 738 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, 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.
