Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 09m
Bearing
267° W
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 676 miles (1,088 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ABQ–LAX; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 45% of departures; flights ran 58% full.
Departures
409
April 2026
Seats
36,137
both directions
Passengers
21,087
both directions
Load factor
58.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ABQ–LAX?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ABQ–LAX departures in April 2026 (324), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
324 departures · 22,627 seats
Share of departures79.2%66.8%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
84 departures · 13,332 seats
Share of departures20.5%44.8%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–LAX?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 45% of ABQ–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
185 departures · 69.4% load
45.2% - Bombardier CRJ-700
139 departures · 62.9% load
34.0% - Boeing 737-700
36 departures · 53.0% load
8.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 38.6% load
7.8% - Boeing 737-800
16 departures · 42.8% load
3.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has ABQ–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–LAX departures held steady at about 409 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
409 departures · 24,199 passengers
69.4%
Load
June 2025
352 departures · 21,765 passengers
71.8%
Load
July 2025
357 departures · 22,306 passengers
72.3%
Load
August 2025
350 departures · 20,407 passengers
68.6%
Load
September 2025
334 departures · 21,258 passengers
73.9%
Load
October 2025
390 departures · 26,022 passengers
73.5%
Load
November 2025
342 departures · 18,386 passengers
57.6%
Load
December 2025
378 departures · 21,859 passengers
61.3%
Load
January 2026
316 departures · 15,477 passengers
54.6%
Load
February 2026
322 departures · 15,606 passengers
53.6%
Load
March 2026
392 departures · 21,102 passengers
59.2%
Load
April 2026
409 departures · 21,087 passengers
58.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → LAX
58.4% full
205 departures · 10,427 passengers
LAX → ABQ
58.3% full
204 departures · 10,660 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–LAX 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 Los Angeles (LAX)?
ABQ to LAX is 676 miles (1,088 km / 587 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 676-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–LAX?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (45.2%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (34.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 676-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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