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Flights UA1597 12:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA5289 18:31 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · UA1815 19:00 Mo
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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Albuquerque (ABQ): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,439 km, an estimated 2 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Albuquerque. Updated 16 October 2026 at 21:55 UTC.
Today, SFO → ABQ
Fri 16 Oct · local times- 12:00 AC4030Air Canada Left 12:06 +6 ·
- 12:00 NZ9099Air New Zealand Left 12:06 +6 ·
- 12:00 UA1597United Left 12:06 +6 ·
- 18:31 AC4032Air Canada Est. 18:45 +14Gate F7 · T3 ·
- 18:31 NH7328ANA (All Nippon Airways) Est. 18:45 +14Gate F7 · T3 ·
- 18:31 NZ9234Air New Zealand Est. 18:45 +14Gate F7 · T3 ·
- 18:31 UA5289United Est. 18:45 +14Gate F7 · T3 ABQ 22:09scheduled
Checked SFO board 14:55 · ABQ board 15:11
SFO
San Francisco
smooth · +13
ABQ
Albuquerque
smooth · +0
1,439 km · ~2h 21m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100
route health from live SFO and ABQ delay boards
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes10-16AC4030departed+6
10-16NZ9099departed+6
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 53% 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 →
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How the San Francisco to Albuquerque route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO to ABQ 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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SFO to ABQ questions
Is SFO–ABQ running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on SFO–ABQ?
Operators schedule evening departures around 18:31 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ABQ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from SFO to ABQ?
Great-circle distance is 1,439 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 132–153 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SFO–ABQ fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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