Albuquerque (ABQ) to El Paso (ELP)
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 dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–ELP; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 2% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
4
both directions
Load factor
2.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–ELP?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–ELP in May 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%2.3%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–ELP?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of ABQ–ELP departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 2.3% load
100.0%
How has ABQ–ELP traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–ELP departures fell from 4 in June 2025 to 1 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–ELP traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
4 departures · 421 passengers
69.8%
Load
July 2025
4 departures · 322 passengers
67.7%
Load
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
Nonstop ABQ–ELP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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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 May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
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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