Albuquerque (ABQ) to El Paso (ELP)

224mi
360 km194 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 15m

Bearing

176° S

Albuquerque (ABQ) to El Paso (ELP) is 224 miles (360 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies ABQ–ELP

Filed traffic data

In July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ABQ–ELP; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 25% of departures; flights ran 88% full.

Departures

4

July 2026

Seats

576

both directions

Passengers

507

both directions

Load factor

88.0%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies ABQ–ELP?

Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop ABQ–ELP departures in July 2026 (2), one of 3 carriers on the route.

What plane flies ABQ–ELP?

In July 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 25% of ABQ–ELP departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has ABQ–ELP traffic changed?

Nonstop ABQ–ELP departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 4 in July 2026.

Monthly nonstop ABQ–ELP traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • August 2025

    1 departures · 137 passengers

    95.8%

    Load

  • September 2025

    1 departures · 157 passengers

    87.7%

    Load

  • October 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    —

    Load

  • November 2025

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    —

    Load

  • December 2025

    1 departures · 74 passengers

    51.7%

    Load

  • January 2026

    7 departures · 4 passengers

    6.3%

    Load

  • February 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    —

    Load

  • March 2026

    1 departures · 104 passengers

    59.4%

    Load

  • April 2026

    0 departures · 0 passengers

    —

    Load

  • May 2026

    1 departures · 4 passengers

    2.3%

    Load

  • June 2026

    7 departures · 375 passengers

    38.6%

    Load

  • July 2026

    4 departures · 507 passengers

    88.0%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

ELP → ABQ

89.0% full

3 departures · 379 passengers

ABQ → ELP

85.3% full

1 departures · 128 passengers

Nonstop ABQ–ELP 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).

The airports

ABQ

Albuquerque

US

Albuquerque International Sunport

Coordinates

35.04°N, 106.61°W

Hemisphere

N · W

ELP

El Paso

US

El Paso International Airport

Coordinates

31.81°N, 106.38°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Albuquerque (ABQ) from El Paso (ELP)?

ABQ to ELP is 224 miles (360 km / 194 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from ABQ to ELP?

A nonstop covers the 224-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies ABQ–ELP?

In July 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (25.0%), followed by the Embraer E175 (25.0%).

What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–ELP?

Distance-based programs credit off the 224-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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