New Mexico to Texas

Distance from Albuquerque to Amarillo

Straight-line distance

272.0mi

Albuquerque, NM and Amarillo, TX are 272.0 miles (437.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading E (87°).

kilometers
437.7
nautical miles
236.4
heading from Albuquerque
87° E
heading from Amarillo
270° W
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Albuquerque is from Amarillo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Amarillo is 272.0 miles, 437.7 km or 236.4 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 272.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
272.0
Kilometers
437.7
Nautical miles
236.4
Bearing from Albuquerque
87.3° E
Bearing arriving at Amarillo
90.0°
Bearing from Amarillo
270.0° W

Halfway between Albuquerque and Amarillo

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.175258, -104.241331 (35°10'30.93"N 104°14'28.79"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Santa Rosa, NM, with 2,824 residents, 29.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Albuquerque uses America/Denver and Amarillo uses America/Chicago; Amarillo is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Albuquerque gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and Amarillo 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 47 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Albuquerque has 2.8 times the population of Amarillo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Amarillo by +1.6%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Texas.

  1. 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Amarillo, TX203,729 (+1.6%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albuquerque from Amarillo?

272.0 miles, 437.7 km or 236.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Amarillo from Albuquerque?

E. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 87.3° and arrives at Amarillo on 90.0°. The return trip starts on 270.0°.

What is halfway between Albuquerque and Amarillo?

The midpoint is at 35.175258, -104.241331. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Santa Rosa, NM, 29.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Amarillo?

Albuquerque uses America/Denver and Amarillo uses America/Chicago; Amarillo is 1 hour ahead all year.

Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Amarillo?

Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 203,729 for Amarillo, 2.8 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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