ABQ → DENAlbuquerque to Denver

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Direct flights from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 563 km, an estimated 1 hour 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albuquerque and Denver. Updated 18 October 2026 at 09:55 UTC.

Today, ABQ → DEN

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 05:15 WN117Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A10 DEN est. 06:29sched 06:40
  2. 05:30 UA5988United Airlines On scheduleGate A2 DEN 07:00scheduled
  3. 07:00 UA621United Airlines On scheduleGate A3 DEN est. 08:17sched 08:25
  4. 10:45 UA1228United Airlines On scheduleGate A2 DEN 12:10scheduled
  5. 10:55 WN4419Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A6 DEN 12:15scheduled
  6. 13:55 WN1429Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A10 DEN 15:15scheduled
  7. · UA725United Airlines On schedule DEN 18:10scheduled
  8. · WN1319Southwest Airlines On schedule DEN 19:50scheduled

Checked ABQ board 03:09 · DEN board 03:55

ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
DEN Denver disrupted · +97
563 km · ~1h 13m est.
dep bank 05:20–18:3514x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 9 operated ABQ → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 9 operated legs
Flight time~1h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Southwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN117 varies daily · WN5120 varies We Su · WN4419 08:55 Mo Th Fr Su · WN1668 09:15 Tu We

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA5988 05:30 daily · UA621 07:00 daily · UA1228 10:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA4727 10:45 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17UA1741dep −7 → arr−14
10-17UA4727dep −8 → arr−9
10-17UA5446dep −15 → arr+12
10-17UA5988arrived−15
10-17UA621arrived−14
10-17UA725arrived−13
10-17WN117arrived−3
10-17WN121arrived+3
10-17WN123arrived+15

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full ABQ delay board →
DENDenver +97 min disrupted 🌤 clear · SW 8 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ABQ and DEN: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albuquerque to Denver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABQ to DEN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABQ to DEN questions

Is ABQ–DEN running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABQ–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 18:02 from ABQ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABQ to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 563 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 70–78 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABQ–DEN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 74 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.