The flight time from Albuquerque to Los Angeles is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ABQ Albuquerque, NM 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 38 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
93%
American
93%
Southwest
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Albuquerque to Los Angeles is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes.

The flight distance from Albuquerque to Los Angeles is 677 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Albuquerque
1 hour, 51 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 56m
American
2h 3m
Delta
2h 7m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

45

Distance

677 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
19
American
15
Southwest
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Albuquerque from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Albuquerque to Los Angeles by plane is 677 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Albuquerque to Los Angeles?

The flight time from Albuquerque to Los Angeles is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 56 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 7 minutes.

What airlines fly from Albuquerque to Los Angeles?

Delta, American, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Albuquerque to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Albuquerque to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Los Angeles (LAX). On average, they have 10 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Albuquerque 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 98 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 93% 7% 0%
Delta 93% 7% 0%
Southwest 81% 19% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Albuquerque and Los Angeles, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 11 95 8 116
American 15 99 7 123
Delta 15 100 10 127

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
5am 0
2pm 0.13
10am 0.48
7pm 0.99
4pm 0.08
1pm 0.23
5pm 0.29
8am 0.22
3pm 0.05
12pm 1.43
8pm 0.15
7am 0.54
6pm 0.65
11am 0.27
6am 1

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Albuquerque to Los Angeles that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 173
February 157
March 178
April 205
May 232
June 205
July 208
August 213
September 213
October 226
November 192
December 177

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Albuquerque to Los Angeles that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 6.87
Tuesday 6.63
Wednesday 6.62
Thursday 6.87
Friday 6.94
Saturday 5.35
Sunday 6.48

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0
American 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
5am 40 111 5 156
2pm 11 96 7 116
10am 12 99 8 121
7pm 16 99 10 127
4pm 12 94 9 118
1pm 15 98 8 122
5pm 11 97 8 116
8am 13 96 9 119
3pm 13 103 8 126
12pm 15 99 10 125
8pm 14 97 9 123
7am 15 98 8 123
6pm 13 97 8 119
11am 12 95 7 116
6am 13 100 10 125
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.