FAST
FACTS
INTERNATIONAL
SUNPORT
Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
(Dulles). Nonstop in-state service is offered
to Carlsbad and Silver City.
Federal Facilities
Albuquerque International
Sunport 2015
• The Albuquerque International Sunport
welcomed 4,871,901 passengers in 2014.
• ABQ’s freight center moved over 60,000
tons of cargo in 2014.
Airline Services
There were 130,002 takeoffs and landings,
for an average of 356 per day, in 2014
at ABQ: 51,678 by major airlines; 27,931
by commuter airlines, 18,925 by military
aircraft; and 31,468 by general aviation
aircraft.
ABQ is served by seven major commercial
carriers: Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue,
Southwest, United, and US Airways. It also
receives regular service from commuter
airlines New Mexico Airlines and Boutique
Air. Air Cargo service is provided by FedEx
and UPS.
Southwest Airlines is ABQ’s largest
carrier; it handled over 55% of ABQ’s 2014
passengers.
ABQ offers nonstop service to 23 cities,
including: Atlanta, Baltimore (BWI),
Charlotte (Seasonal service begins June 5,
2015), Chicago (Midway/O’Hare), Dallas
(DFW/ Love Field), Denver, Houston (Bush/
Hobby), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York (JFK),
Oakland, Orlando (seasonal), Phoenix,
Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San
• ABQ shares its runways with Kirtland Air
Force Base, which provides aircraft rescue
and firefighting (ARFF) services for ABQ.
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
facilities in Albuquerque include the
Air Traffic Control Tower and the Flight
Standards District Office.
• The Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) occupies office space at the historic
Old Terminal Building and at the securityscreening checkpoint.
• The National Weather Service and the
U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Facility
are also located on the airport. The office
for Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
which is responsible for processing
international flights and international
cargo, is also located at ABQ.
Sunport Facilities
• The Terminal Building has approximately
600,000 sq. ft. of total space including 22
gates in the A and B Concourses used by
the major commercial air carriers, the
E Gate area, which accommodates the
commuter airlines, and a 30,000-squarefoot. security screening checkpoint, and a
meeter/ greeter waiting area.
• ABQ’s elevation is 5,355 feet. Its latitude
and longitude are 35 degrees, 02 minutes
North and 106 degrees, 37 minutes West.
• ABQ rental car companies include Advantage,
Airfield
• Runway 08/26—an east-west air carrier runway,
13,793 ft. by 150 ft.
• Runway 03/21—a northeast-southwest air carrier
runway, 10,000 ft. by 150 ft.
• Runway 12/30—a northwest-southeast general
aviation runway, 6,000 ft. by 150 ft.
• There are two fixed base operators (FBOs): Cutter
Flying Service and Atlantic Aviation.
• Corporate jet manufacturer Eclipse Aerospace
(formerly Eclipse Aviation) services Eclipse
500 aircraft at ABQ, with plans to continue
manufacturing in the future.
Economic Development
• Over 3,000 are people are employed at ABQ.
• An economic impact study conducted in 2013 by
the University of New Mexico concluded that the
Albuquerque International Sunport is responsible
for $1.9 billion in economic output for the state
and 20,000 jobs are directly or indirectly related to
the facility.
Customer Services
• Ground transportation from the Sunport
to locations throughout the Albuquerque
Metropolitan Area and northern New Mexico
is provided by various cab companies, door-todoor shuttles, buses, limousines, rental car
companies, out of town shuttles and hotel/motel
courtesy vehicles.
Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz,
National, Payless, and Thrifty and are located in
the Consolidated Rental Car Center, approximately
1/2 mile west of the Terminal Building. Access to
the Rental Car Center is provided via a shuttle bus
system.
• There are a variety of retail stores throughout the
Sunport offering items ranging from souvenirs and
sundries to authentic Indian jewelry and unique
one-of-a-kind contemporary pieces.
• Hungry? The Sunport offers a wide range of food
and beverage concessions to satisfy every palate.
The new food and beverage program is now
complete, featuring a relocated food court and
sit-down restaurant.
The Albuquerque
International Sunport
welcomed 4,871,901
passengers in 2014.
• Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) for various
banks are located on the 2nd and 3rd levels of the
Terminal Building prior to the security-screening
checkpoint, and in A and B Concourses.
• Facilities for persons with disabilities include
elevators in the parking structure and each of
the Terminal Building’s three levels provide
wheelchairs, Braille signage, wheelchairaccessible restrooms and drinking fountains, and
telecommunications devices for the deaf (“TDD”).
• Airport and tourist information may be obtained
from the Information Booth on the baggage
claim level. The booth is staffed by Albuquerque
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau volunteers.
• The Albuquerque International Sunport Art
Collection contains over 120 works of art valued
at approximately $1.5 million. The collection can
be viewed in the Main Terminal, the Old Terminal
Building and at the Rental Car Center. The works
are by New Mexico artists.
• ABQ maintains an aircraft noise monitoring
system, which is a community communications
program and an aircraft flight tracking system.
ABQ’s elevation
is 5,355 feet.
It’s latitude and
longitude are 35
degrees, 02 minutes
North and 106
degrees, 37
minutes West.
P.O. Box 9948
Albuquerque NM
87119-1048
(505) 244-7700
www.cabq.gov/airport
2200 Sunport Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM
87106