Albuquerque (ABQ) – Denver (DEN)
- Distance
- 562 km
- 349 mi · 303 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 22 min / 1 h 18 min
- Average gate to gate: ABQ → DEN / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 71 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (42 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 655,606
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +3.6%
- Flights / week
- 124
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 76%
- 863,983 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- WN, UA, OO
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from ABQ
- 17°
- Heading from DEN
- 198°
- Halfway point
- 37.45, -105.67
- Great-circle km
- 562 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ABQ → DEN
- 57 min
- In the air DEN → ABQ
- 54 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 54,345 |
| Sep 2025 | 55,557 |
| Oct 2025 | 63,621 |
| Nov 2025 | 48,604 |
| Dec 2025 | 53,894 |
| Jan 2026 | 41,219 |
| Feb 2026 | 40,036 |
| Mar 2026 | 52,205 |
| Apr 2026 | 54,990 |
| May 2026 | 62,646 |
| Jun 2026 | 63,976 |
| Jul 2026 | 64,513 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 544 |
| Sep 2025 | 513 |
| Oct 2025 | 594 |
| Nov 2025 | 521 |
| Dec 2025 | 540 |
| Jan 2026 | 446 |
| Feb 2026 | 414 |
| Mar 2026 | 493 |
| Apr 2026 | 517 |
| May 2026 | 591 |
| Jun 2026 | 613 |
| Jul 2026 | 637 |
Airlines flying ABQ–DEN nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 57 | 52% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 32 | 32% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 34 | 16% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1,549 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 1,393 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 1,278 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 958 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 375 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 356 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 257 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 188 flights
Also carried: 155 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 80.7%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 13 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 0.5%
- Flights counted
- 6,401
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 78% | 14 min |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 85.5% | 10 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 80.3% | 15 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 30% · aircraft arriving late 46% · air traffic system 20% · weather 4% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $220
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $205
- Q3 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 54% of passengers · $212
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 54% of passengers · $212
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q3 2025 $190 · Q4 2025 $206 · Q1 2026 $220).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 562 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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