New Mexico to Arizona
Distance from Albuquerque to Mesa
Straight-line distance
312.5mi
Albuquerque, NM and Mesa, AZ are 312.5 miles (502.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (249°).
- kilometers
- 502.9
- nautical miles
- 271.6
- heading from Albuquerque
- 249° WSW
- heading from Mesa
- 66° ENE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Albuquerque is from Mesa
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Mesa is 312.5 miles, 502.9 km or 271.6 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 312.5 miles, 54 meters longer.
Measurements
- Miles
- 312.5
- Kilometers
- 502.9
- Nautical miles
- 271.6
- Bearing from Albuquerque
- 249.3° WSW
- Bearing arriving at Mesa
- 246.5°
- Bearing from Mesa
- 66.5° ENE
Halfway between Albuquerque and Mesa
The great-circle midpoint is at 34.278797, -109.207339 (34°16'43.67"N 109°12'26.42"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Springerville, AZ, with 1,723 residents, 9.3 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 Mesa uses America/Phoenix. In January Mesa is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, Albuquerque gets 14 h 31 min of daylight and Mesa 14 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 56 min. Albuquerque is 1.70° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.
Population compared
Albuquerque has 1.1 times the population of Mesa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Mesa by +2.2%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Arizona.
- 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
- 02Mesa, AZ517,151 (+2.2%)
Questions people ask
How far is Albuquerque from Mesa?
312.5 miles, 502.9 km or 271.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Mesa from Albuquerque?
WSW. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 249.3° and arrives at Mesa on 246.5°. The return trip starts on 66.5°.
What is halfway between Albuquerque and Mesa?
The midpoint is at 34.278797, -109.207339. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Springerville, AZ, 9.3 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Mesa?
Albuquerque uses America/Denver and Mesa uses America/Phoenix. In January Mesa is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.
Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Mesa?
Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 517,151 for Mesa, 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.