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 May 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 64% full.
Departures
46
May 2026
Seats
414
both directions
Passengers
267
both directions
Load factor
64.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–LRU?
ADVANCED AIR was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–LRU in May 2026 (46 departures).
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ADVANCED AIR
46 departures · 414 seats
Share of departures100.0%64.5%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–LRU?
In May 2026, the Beechcraft Super King Air flew 100% of ABQ–LRU departures.
- Beechcraft Super King Air
46 departures · 64.5% load
100.0%
How has ABQ–LRU traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–LRU departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 46 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–LRU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 272 passengers
50.4%
Load
July 2025
54 departures · 237 passengers
48.8%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → LRU
59.9% full
23 departures · 124 passengers
LRU → ABQ
69.1% full
23 departures · 143 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–LRU 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).
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 May 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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