New Mexico to Colorado

Distance from Albuquerque to Colorado Springs

Straight-line distance

280.0mi

Albuquerque, NM and Colorado Springs, CO are 280.0 miles (450.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (21°).

kilometers
450.6
nautical miles
243.3
heading from Albuquerque
21° NNE
heading from Colorado Springs
202° SSW
AlbuquerqueColorado Springs

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Albuquerque is from Colorado Springs

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Colorado Springs is 280.0 miles, 450.6 km or 243.3 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 280.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
280.0
Kilometers
450.6
Nautical miles
243.3
Bearing from Albuquerque
21.3° NNE
Bearing arriving at Colorado Springs
22.4°
Bearing from Colorado Springs
202.4° SSW

Halfway between Albuquerque and Colorado Springs

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.989778, -105.727082 (36°59'23.20"N 105°43'37.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Questa, NM, with 1,801 residents, 20.4 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Albuquerque gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and Colorado Springs 14 h 54 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 27 min. Colorado Springs is 3.76° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Albuquerque has 1.1 times the population of Colorado Springs. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Colorado Springs by +2.5%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Colorado.

  1. 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Colorado Springs, CO493,554 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albuquerque from Colorado Springs?

280.0 miles, 450.6 km or 243.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Colorado Springs from Albuquerque?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 21.3° and arrives at Colorado Springs on 22.4°. The return trip starts on 202.4°.

What is halfway between Albuquerque and Colorado Springs?

The midpoint is at 36.989778, -105.727082. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Questa, NM, 20.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Colorado Springs?

Both use America/Denver, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Colorado Springs?

Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 493,554 for Colorado Springs, 1.1 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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