ABQ to LGB flight delays
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) Long Beach, CA (LGB) · 664 miles
406 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.94%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
59 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In August it ran 24.6 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 14.1 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
Only Southwest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 406 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on ABQ to LGB. Flights ran closest to schedule in August and worst in June.
Every airline on ABQ to LGB
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 406 | 80.94% | 0% | 59 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LGB to ABQ Long Beach back to Albuquerque 84.9% on time BOther routes from Albuquerque
Common questions
Are flights from Albuquerque to Long Beach usually delayed?
80.94% of flights on the ABQ to LGB route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Albuquerque to Long Beach?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 406 flights and 80.94% arriving on time.
How often are ABQ to LGB flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Albuquerque to Long Beach?
August, when 91.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 66.7%.
When ABQ to LGB flights are late, how late are they?
About 59 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ABQ to LGB during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →