Flights San Francisco → Albuquerque
SFO → ABQ
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Albuquerque?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Albuquerque (ABQ) takes 2h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Albuquerque has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.6 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1941, serves approximately 4,365,400 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Albuquerque (ABQ) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 452 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17/100 (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 San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Albuquerque: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Albuquerque (ABQ) heads east for about 1,439 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 1m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 55% of SFO-ABQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Albuquerque it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 452 tracked SFO-ABQ flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-ABQ
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Albuquerque (ABQ) takes 2h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Albuquerque (ABQ) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 452 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Albuquerque is 0.22% across 452 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
