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APA to ABQ: distance & flight time
Denver (Centennial Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
328 mi
527 km · 285 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
328 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, United States
- ABQ — Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Near ABQ
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport49 mi away
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport61 mi away
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport74 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APA from ABQ?
The flight distance from Denver (APA) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 328 miles (527 km, 285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APA to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from APA to ABQ?
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