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JAL to ALM: distance & flight time
Jalapa (El Lencero Airport) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
1,084 mi
1,745 km · 942 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- JAL — El Lencero Airport · Jalapa, Mexico
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JAL
- VER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport46 mi away
- TCN · Tehuacan Airport79 mi away
- PAZ · El Tajín National Airport89 mi away
- PBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport105 mi away
Near ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JAL from ALM?
The flight distance from Jalapa (JAL) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 1,084 miles (1,745 km, 942 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAL to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 JAL to ALM?
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