Albuquerque (ABQ) to Atlanta (ATL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 20m
Bearing
88° E
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Atlanta (ATL) is 1,267 miles (2,038 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–ATL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–ATL; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 94% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
170
April 2026
Seats
30,396
both directions
Passengers
23,981
both directions
Load factor
78.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ABQ–ATL?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–ATL in April 2026 (170 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
170 departures · 30,396 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.9%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–ATL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 94% of ABQ–ATL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
160 departures · 79.1% load
94.1% - Boeing 737-800
10 departures · 74.3% load
5.9%
How has ABQ–ATL traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–ATL departures fell from 174 in May 2025 to 170 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–ATL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
174 departures · 26,665 passengers
85.2%
Load
June 2025
167 departures · 25,576 passengers
85.1%
Load
July 2025
175 departures · 25,198 passengers
80.2%
Load
August 2025
161 departures · 23,284 passengers
80.4%
Load
September 2025
155 departures · 24,421 passengers
87.5%
Load
October 2025
192 departures · 28,701 passengers
83.1%
Load
November 2025
151 departures · 21,411 passengers
78.9%
Load
December 2025
176 departures · 24,598 passengers
78.5%
Load
January 2026
136 departures · 18,450 passengers
76.5%
Load
February 2026
140 departures · 19,143 passengers
78.6%
Load
March 2026
166 departures · 23,496 passengers
80.6%
Load
April 2026
170 departures · 23,981 passengers
78.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → ATL
78.4% full
85 departures · 11,916 passengers
ATL → ABQ
79.4% full
85 departures · 12,065 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–ATL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Albuquerque (ABQ) from Atlanta (ATL)?
ABQ to ATL is 1,267 miles (2,038 km / 1,101 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to ATL?
A nonstop covers the 1,267-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–ATL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (94.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (5.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–ATL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,267-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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