Flying non-stop from Albuquerque to Mesa
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Albuquerque, New Mexico andMesa, Arizona. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty formula.
Flight distance: 318 miles or 512 km
Flight time: 54 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 87 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.3x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/5th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Albuquerque to Mesa road trip
Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Mesa, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for,helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.
Road trip: 2 days of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 8 hours on the road with 1 overnight
Itinerary
Start in Albuquerque.
Drive for about 54 minutes, then stop in Seama (New Mexico) and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 1.5 hours then stop in Gallup and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 39 minutes then stop in Sanders (Arizona) and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 54 minutes then stop in Petrified Forest National Park. Stay overnight.
The next day, drive for about 2 hours, then stop in Heber and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 54 minutes then stop in Payson (Arizona) and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 1 hour then stop in Fountain Hills and stay for 1 hour.
Finally, drive for about 29 minutes and arrive in Mesa.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Albuquerque to Mesa airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city.But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline(whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really needto account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport,waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)
Arrival airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to andfrom the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 12 minutes
Getting to your destination: 31 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from ABQ to PHX on Southwest Airlines and figure out how long it would take to fly includingtake-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.
Commercial flight time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time fromAlbuquerque to Mesa including time spent getting to/fromthe airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSAsecurity lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.
Total travel time: 4 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to Mesa
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Mesa, Arizona. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Mesa. A great place to eat might be Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. Trippy members can suggest things to do in Mesa like Four Peaks Brewing Company. Click the button below to explore Mesa in detail.
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from Mesa to Albuquerque, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Albuquerque, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Albuquerque!
