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SDM to ABQ: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
619 mi
996 km · 538 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
619 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SDM
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 SDM from ABQ?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 619 miles (996 km, 538 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SDM to ABQ?
Nonstop service on SDM–ABQ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between San Diego and Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is 1 hour ahead of San Diego.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDM to ABQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–ABQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDM to ABQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDM–ABQ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.