New Mexico to Colorado

Distance from Albuquerque to Pueblo

Straight-line distance

246.0mi

Albuquerque, NM and Pueblo, CO are 246.0 miles (395.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading NNE (27°).

kilometers
395.9
nautical miles
213.8
heading from Albuquerque
27° NNE
heading from Pueblo
208° SSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Albuquerque is from Pueblo

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Pueblo is 246.0 miles, 395.9 km or 213.8 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 246.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
246.0
Kilometers
395.9
Nautical miles
213.8
Bearing from Albuquerque
26.7° NNE
Bearing arriving at Pueblo
27.9°
Bearing from Pueblo
207.9° SSW

Halfway between Albuquerque and Pueblo

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.691331, -105.649751 (36°41'28.79"N 105°38'59.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Questa, NM, with 1,801 residents, 3.2 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 Pueblo 14 h 50 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 30 min. Pueblo is 3.16° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Albuquerque has 5.0 times the population of Pueblo. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Pueblo by -0.7%. The trip crosses from New Mexico into Colorado.

  1. 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Pueblo, CO111,166 (-0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albuquerque from Pueblo?

246.0 miles, 395.9 km or 213.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Pueblo from Albuquerque?

NNE. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 26.7° and arrives at Pueblo on 27.9°. The return trip starts on 207.9°.

What is halfway between Albuquerque and Pueblo?

The midpoint is at 36.691331, -105.649751. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Questa, NM, 3.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Pueblo?

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

Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Pueblo?

Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 111,166 for Pueblo, 5.0 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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