New Mexico to Texas

Distance from Albuquerque to Lubbock

Straight-line distance

291.6mi

Albuquerque, NM and Lubbock, TX are 291.6 miles (469.3 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading ESE (110°).

kilometers
469.3
nautical miles
253.4
heading from Albuquerque
110° ESE
heading from Lubbock
293° WNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Albuquerque is from Lubbock

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Lubbock is 291.6 miles, 469.3 km or 253.4 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 291.6 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
291.6
Kilometers
469.3
Nautical miles
253.4
Bearing from Albuquerque
110.1° ESE
Bearing arriving at Lubbock
112.8°
Bearing from Lubbock
292.8° WNW

Halfway between Albuquerque and Lubbock

The great-circle midpoint is at 34.356360, -104.245959 (34°21'22.90"N 104°14'45.45"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Santa Rosa, NM, with 2,824 residents, 46.9 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 Lubbock uses America/Chicago; Lubbock is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, Albuquerque gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and Lubbock 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 56 min. Albuquerque is 1.54° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Albuquerque has 2.1 times the population of Lubbock. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Lubbock by +5.4%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Texas.

  1. 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Lubbock, TX272,086 (+5.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albuquerque from Lubbock?

291.6 miles, 469.3 km or 253.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Lubbock from Albuquerque?

ESE. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 110.1° and arrives at Lubbock on 112.8°. The return trip starts on 292.8°.

What is halfway between Albuquerque and Lubbock?

The midpoint is at 34.356360, -104.245959. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Santa Rosa, NM, 46.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Lubbock?

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

Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Lubbock?

Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 272,086 for Lubbock, 2.1 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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