New Mexico

Distance from Albuquerque to Rio Rancho

Straight-line distance

12.8mi

Albuquerque, NM and Rio Rancho, NM are 12.8 miles (20.6 km) apart in a straight line. From Albuquerque, the shortest path starts out heading NNW (347°).

kilometers
20.6
nautical miles
11.1
heading from Albuquerque
347° NNW
heading from Rio Rancho
167° SSE
AlbuquerqueRio Rancho

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

How far Albuquerque is from Rio Rancho

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Albuquerque and Rio Rancho is 12.8 miles, 20.6 km or 11.1 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 12.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.8
Kilometers
20.6
Nautical miles
11.1
Bearing from Albuquerque
346.7° NNW
Bearing arriving at Rio Rancho
346.7°
Bearing from Rio Rancho
166.7° SSE

Halfway between Albuquerque and Rio Rancho

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.194953, -106.672821 (35°11'41.83"N 106°40'22.16"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, with 5,833 residents, 2.7 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 Rio Rancho 14 h 32 min; on December 21, 9 h 48 min and 9 h 47 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Albuquerque has 5.0 times the population of Rio Rancho. From July 2020 to July 2024, Albuquerque changed by -0.8% and Rio Rancho by +7.7%. Both are in New Mexico.

  1. 01Albuquerque, NM560,326 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Rio Rancho, NM112,524 (+7.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Albuquerque from Rio Rancho?

12.8 miles, 20.6 km or 11.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Rio Rancho from Albuquerque?

NNW. The great-circle path leaves Albuquerque on a bearing of 346.7° and arrives at Rio Rancho on 346.7°. The return trip starts on 166.7°.

What is halfway between Albuquerque and Rio Rancho?

The midpoint is at 35.194953, -106.672821. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, 2.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Albuquerque and Rio Rancho?

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

Which is bigger, Albuquerque or Rio Rancho?

Albuquerque, with 560,326 residents in July 2024 against 112,524 for Rio Rancho, 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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