Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SDJ to ABQ: distance & flight time
Sendai (Sendai Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
5,788 mi
9,315 km · 5,030 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15h
time difference · heading northeast
See live SDJ→ABQ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,788 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDJ — Sendai Airport · Sendai, Japan
- ABQ — Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SDJ
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport35 mi away
- FKS · Fukushima Airport68 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport77 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport90 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 SDJ from ABQ?
The flight distance from Sendai (SDJ) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 5,788 miles (9,315 km, 5,030 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDJ to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 time difference between Sendai and Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is 15 hours behind Sendai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDJ to ABQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDJ–ABQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.