Albuquerque to Puerto Vallarta

Round-trip prices range from $938 ($1,042 with taxes and fees) on Saturday to $318 ($422) Sunday and $278 ($382) Wednesday. US Airways charges $238 ($356) for its flight from Albuquerque to Puerto Vallarta through Phoenix, which takes 6 1/2 hours. The Frontier nonstop takes 2 1/2 hours.

The new Frontier flights use Brazilian-made Embraer 170 jets that hold 76 passengers.

The Saturday and Wednesday flights depart Albuquerque at 11:34 a.m. and land in Puerto Vallarta at 3:04 p.m. Central Time, and leave Puerto Vallarta at 3:54 p.m. and land at 5:34 p.m.

The Sunday flights depart Albuquerque at 9:03 a.m., land at 12:33 p.m., depart Puerto Vallarta at 1:40 p.m. and land back in Albuquerque at 3:20 p.m.