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MSP to ABQ: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
980 mi
1,577 km · 852 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
980 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 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 MSP from ABQ?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 980 miles (1,577 km, 852 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 Minneapolis and Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is 1 hour behind Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to ABQ?
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