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BWI Baltimore / ABQ Albuquerque

BWI → ABQ on time

Baltimore/Washington (Baltimore, MD) to Albuquerque Sunport (Albuquerque, NM). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
401 flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

75% of flights from Baltimore to Albuquerque arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 6% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for BWI → ABQ: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 68% of the time. About 1 in 18 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 201 three hours or more; 0.7% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 401 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines40175%0.8%−3 min5.5%+49 minSouthwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at BWI). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%9 a.m. departures: too few flights (75 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (15 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (3 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (32 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (85 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (32 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (41 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (29 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (18 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (24 flights)7p
BWI → ABQ, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: October (81%). Worst: July (61%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (95 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: too few flights (97 flights)MarApr: too few flights (94 flights)AprMay: too few flights (96 flights)MayJun: 62% on time (107 flights)62JunJul: 61% on time (108 flights)61JulAug: too few flights (97 flights)AugSep: too few flights (88 flights)SepOct: 81% on time (145 flights)81OctNov: too few flights (96 flights)NovDec: too few flights (97 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday57——
Tuesday56——
Wednesday56——
Thursday58——
Friday57——
Saturday65——
Sunday52——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 1%

Cancellations: weather 3

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Oct 9, 2025367%0
Oct 2, 20253100%0
Oct 3, 20253100%0

Questions

How often are flights from BWI to ABQ on time?

75% of 401 scheduled flights from Baltimore, MD to Albuquerque, NM arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from BWI to ABQ?

July (61% on time). The best month is October (81%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.