Albuquerque (ABQ) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 4h 27m
Bearing
68° E
Albuquerque (ABQ) to New York (JFK) is 1,821 miles (2,931 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–JFK; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 61% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
36
May 2026
Seats
5,348
both directions
Passengers
4,247
both directions
Load factor
79.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–JFK?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–JFK in May 2026 (36 departures).
- B6
36 departures · 5,348 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.4%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–JFK?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 61% of ABQ–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
22 departures · 80.6% load
61.1% - Airbus A320
14 departures · 77.8% load
38.9%
How has ABQ–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–JFK departures fell from 58 in June 2025 to 36 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
58 departures · 8,095 passengers
86.2%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 8,102 passengers
83.0%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 7,851 passengers
78.2%
Load
September 2025
53 departures · 6,667 passengers
76.9%
Load
October 2025
49 departures · 6,418 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
36 departures · 4,247 passengers
79.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → JFK
80.9% full
18 departures · 2,164 passengers
JFK → ABQ
77.9% full
18 departures · 2,083 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–JFK 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 New York (JFK)?
ABQ to JFK is 1,821 miles (2,931 km / 1,583 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 1,821-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–JFK?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (61.1%), followed by the Airbus A320 (38.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,821-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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