Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
STK to ABQ: distance & flight time
Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
426 mi
686 km · 370 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
See live STK→ABQ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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
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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 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 STK from ABQ?
The flight distance from Sterling (STK) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 426 miles (686 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STK to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 STK to ABQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on STK–ABQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.