Albuquerque (ABQ) to Las Cruces (LRU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
185° S
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Las Cruces (LRU) is 191 miles (307 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–LRU
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–LRU; the Beechcraft Super King Air was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
18
June 2026
Seats
162
both directions
Passengers
107
both directions
Load factor
66.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–LRU?
ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–LRU in June 2026 (18 departures).
- AN
ADVANCED AIR
18 departures · 162 seats
Share of departures100.0%66.0%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–LRU?
In June 2026, the Beechcraft Super King Air flew 100% of ABQ–LRU departures.
- Beechcraft Super King Air
18 departures · 66.0% load
100.0%
How has ABQ–LRU traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–LRU departures fell from 65 in August 2025 to 18 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–LRU traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
65 departures · 325 passengers
55.6%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 273 passengers
51.4%
Load
October 2025
54 departures · 269 passengers
55.4%
Load
November 2025
44 departures · 245 passengers
61.9%
Load
December 2025
42 departures · 228 passengers
60.3%
Load
January 2026
46 departures · 220 passengers
53.1%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 234 passengers
65.0%
Load
March 2026
44 departures · 258 passengers
65.1%
Load
April 2026
42 departures · 261 passengers
69.0%
Load
May 2026
46 departures · 267 passengers
64.5%
Load
June 2026
18 departures · 107 passengers
66.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → LRU
63.0% full
9 departures · 51 passengers
LRU → ABQ
69.1% full
9 departures · 56 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–LRU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Las Cruces
US
Las Cruces International Airport
Coordinates
32.29°N, 106.92°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Albuquerque (ABQ) from Las Cruces (LRU)?
ABQ to LRU is 191 miles (307 km / 166 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to LRU?
A nonstop covers the 191-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–LRU?
In June 2026, the Beechcraft Super King Air flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–LRU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 191-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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