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SAF to ABQ: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
49 mi
80 km · 43 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
49 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, 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 SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 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 SAF from ABQ?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 49 miles (80 km, 43 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 cheapest way to fly from SAF to ABQ?
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