Albuquerque (ABQ) to Dallas (DAL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 58m
Bearing
102° E
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Dallas (DAL) is 579 miles (932 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–DAL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–DAL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
264
July 2026
Seats
42,324
both directions
Passengers
30,631
both directions
Load factor
72.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–DAL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–DAL in July 2026 (264 departures).
- WN
264 departures · 42,324 seats
Share of departures100.0%72.4%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–DAL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 41% of ABQ–DAL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
109 departures · 68.4% load
41.3% - Boeing 737-700
102 departures · 84.1% load
38.6% - Boeing 737-800
53 departures · 62.9% load
20.1%
How has ABQ–DAL traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–DAL departures fell from 269 in August 2025 to 264 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–DAL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
269 departures · 28,092 passengers
64.6%
Load
September 2025
268 departures · 31,173 passengers
71.5%
Load
October 2025
315 departures · 34,999 passengers
72.8%
Load
November 2025
263 departures · 26,146 passengers
62.9%
Load
December 2025
275 departures · 29,609 passengers
68.7%
Load
January 2026
242 departures · 22,098 passengers
59.3%
Load
February 2026
244 departures · 22,660 passengers
61.1%
Load
March 2026
287 departures · 29,899 passengers
69.8%
Load
April 2026
263 departures · 27,361 passengers
67.9%
Load
May 2026
266 departures · 31,209 passengers
75.6%
Load
June 2026
253 departures · 30,295 passengers
75.3%
Load
July 2026
264 departures · 30,631 passengers
72.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → DAL
68.0% full
132 departures · 14,685 passengers
DAL → ABQ
76.9% full
132 departures · 15,946 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–DAL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Albuquerque (ABQ) from Dallas (DAL)?
ABQ to DAL is 579 miles (932 km / 504 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to DAL?
A nonstop covers the 579-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–DAL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (41.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (38.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–DAL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 579-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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