New Mexico

Distance from Albuquerque to Las Cruces

Straight-line distance

192.1mi

Albuquerque, NM and Las Cruces, NM are 192.1 miles (309.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading S (182°).

kilometers
309.2
nautical miles
167.0
heading from Albuquerque
182° S
heading from Las Cruces
2° N
AlbuquerqueLas Cruces

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

How far Albuquerque is from Las Cruces

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Las Cruces is 192.1 miles, 309.2 km or 167.0 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 192.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
192.1
Kilometers
309.2
Nautical miles
167.0
Bearing from Albuquerque
182.5° S
Bearing arriving at Las Cruces
182.4°
Bearing from Las Cruces
2.4° N

Halfway between Albuquerque and Las Cruces

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.715621, -106.719406 (33°42'56.23"N 106°43'9.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Socorro, NM, with 8,348 residents, 25.7 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 Las Cruces 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 10 h 02 min. Albuquerque is 2.78° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Albuquerque has 4.8 times the population of Las Cruces. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Las Cruces by +4.7%. Both are in New Mexico.

  1. 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Las Cruces, NM116,998 (+4.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albuquerque from Las Cruces?

192.1 miles, 309.2 km or 167.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Las Cruces from Albuquerque?

S. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 182.5° and arrives at Las Cruces on 182.4°. The return trip starts on 2.4°.

What is halfway between Albuquerque and Las Cruces?

The midpoint is at 33.715621, -106.719406. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Socorro, NM, 25.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Las Cruces?

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

Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Las Cruces?

Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 116,998 for Las Cruces, 4.8 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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