Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 30m
Bearing
17° N
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN) is 350 miles (562 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ABQ–DEN; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 30% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
519
April 2026
Seats
70,273
both directions
Passengers
54,990
both directions
Load factor
78.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ABQ–DEN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop ABQ–DEN departures in April 2026 (264), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
264 departures · 40,690 seats
Share of departures50.9%75.3%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
130 departures · 9,160 seats
Share of departures25.0%81.3%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
123 departures · 20,363 seats
Share of departures23.7%83.1%
Load
- LF
Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
2 departures · 60 seats
Share of departures0.4%0.0%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 30% of ABQ–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
154 departures · 80.2% load
29.7% - Boeing 737-700
146 departures · 76.2% load
28.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
80 departures · 75.2% load
15.4% - Embraer E175
78 departures · 80.0% load
15.0% - Bombardier CRJ-700
50 departures · 83.0% load
9.6% - Boeing 737-900ER
4 departures · 89.1% load
0.8% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 78.6% load
0.4% - Embraer E170
2 departures · 92.9% load
0.4% - Embraer ERJ-135
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 88.8% load
0.2%
How has ABQ–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–DEN departures fell from 575 in May 2025 to 519 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
575 departures · 58,523 passengers
76.0%
Load
June 2025
584 departures · 59,661 passengers
75.7%
Load
July 2025
602 departures · 60,031 passengers
73.0%
Load
August 2025
544 departures · 54,345 passengers
75.3%
Load
September 2025
513 departures · 55,557 passengers
80.7%
Load
October 2025
594 departures · 63,621 passengers
78.9%
Load
November 2025
523 departures · 48,604 passengers
72.0%
Load
December 2025
540 departures · 53,894 passengers
71.9%
Load
January 2026
446 departures · 41,219 passengers
68.2%
Load
February 2026
414 departures · 40,036 passengers
72.2%
Load
March 2026
493 departures · 52,205 passengers
76.0%
Load
April 2026
519 departures · 54,990 passengers
78.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → ABQ
80.0% full
261 departures · 28,266 passengers
ABQ → DEN
76.5% full
258 departures · 26,724 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–DEN 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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Albuquerque (ABQ) from Denver (DEN)?
ABQ to DEN is 350 miles (562 km / 304 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 350-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (29.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (28.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 350-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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