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CDS to ABQ: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
361 mi
581 km · 314 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
361 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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 CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 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 CDS from ABQ?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 361 miles (581 km, 314 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 time difference between Childress and Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to ABQ?
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