Albuquerque International Sunport
ABQ · KABQ · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Bernalillo County · map
Albuquerque International Sunport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Albuquerque, 3 miles southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5,355 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 13,793 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 200 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 154,263 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,694,309 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Albuquerque International Sunport?
Its FAA code is ABQ, and its ICAO code is KABQ.
Where is Albuquerque International Sunport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5,355 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Albuquerque International Sunport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 08/26, is 13,793 feet long.
Does Albuquerque International Sunport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Albuquerque International Sunport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Albuquerque International Sunport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Denver International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Los Angeles International, Harry Reid International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Albuquerque International Sunport?
9 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Albuquerque Soaring Club INC and Chagres Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Albuquerque International Sunport?
6 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Albuquerque International Sunport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ABQ · ICAO KABQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Albuquerque
- Elevation
- 5,355 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 13,793 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 6,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: ILS with DME, VASI, six boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 12,793 ft available for landing
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 03: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, 9,754 ft available for landing
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 12: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 118.0 | Albuquerque |
| Clearance delivery | 119.2 | Albuquerque |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 124.8 | Double Eagle II |
| Ground | 121.9 | Albuquerque |
| Tower | 120.3 | Albuquerque |
| Tower (secondary) | 123.775 | Albuquerque |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Lavan and star South of V12 | 123.9 | Albuquerque |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Curly and star On or north of V12 | 127.4 | Albuquerque |
| Approach (secondary) | 126.3 | Albuquerque |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Albuquerque |
| Abq and vot | 111.0 | |
| Albuquerque and rco | 122.3 | Albuquerque |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 505-373-2492.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Double Eagle II Airport (11 nm northwest), Belen Regional (26 nm southwest), Moriarty Municipal (30 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in New Mexico · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Richard mccurley
- Departure rstrd; prior permission required - the control tower.
- Runway 08 and 12 approach end decoupled; common hold short line shared.
- Takeoff via txy east; full length available via back tax. Runway 08 and 12 approach ends decoupled; common hold short line shared.
- Landing: last available exit txy east; exit E1 not psbl.
- PAPI does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 3.5 NM from threshold; unusable beyond 3.5 NM.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to dthr.
- Bird haz OCT-DEC and MAR-MAY; student helicopter traffic.
- Control firing area south.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) provided by usaf.
- Air carrier gnd handling NA 1:00 am to 4:30 am.
- Taxiway H military use only.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 30,018 departures from ABQ in those twelve months, carrying 2,560,898 passengers in 3,474,221 seats (74% filled), to 109 destinations (1 abroad) on 26 airlines.
All 109 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 38 |
| multi-engine | 52 |
| jets | 55 |
| helicopters | 21 |
| other | 34 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 154,263, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 55,144 |
| air taxi and commuter | 23,925 |
| general aviation, travelling | 35,706 |
| general aviation, local | 23,131 |
| military | 16,357 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Albuquerque from the FAA register
1,180 aircraft are registered to owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico: 531 piston singles, 371 balloons, 88 turboprops, 59 piston twins, 39 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Albuquerque, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Albuquerque Soaring Club INC 5 aircraft · Albuquerque The Albuquerque Soaring Club is a flying club established in 1960 that operates gliders from Moriarty Airport, 35 miles east of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Chagres Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · Albuquerque
- Co-Operative Cross Roads Flying Club 2 aircraft · Albuquerque Crossroads Flying Club is a cooperative flying club based at Double Eagle Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Kirtland Aero Club 2 aircraft · Albuquerque
- 377 Morale Welfare Recreational Services Aero Club 1 aircraft · Albuquerque
- Albuquerque Aviation Academy 1 aircraft · Albuquerque
- High Desert Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft · Albuquerque High Desert Aviation provides aerial application services to government entities including the BLM, US Forest Service, and DoD.
- High Desert Flyers Association 1 aircraft · Albuquerque
- Kirtland Air Force Base Aero Club 1 aircraft · Kirtland Afb, 3 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Albuquerque:
- Cutter Flight Management Inc. 13 aircraft on the certificate Cutter Aviation is a family-owned FBO network operating six locations across the Southwest (Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Phoenix Deer Valley, Prescott, and Georgetown).
- South Aero, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate South Aero is a family-owned aviation company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, offering passenger and cargo charter services.
- Bode Aviation, Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate Bode Aviation, Inc.
- Aero Charter and Transport, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Med Flight Air Ambulance, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate Med Flight Air Ambulance is an air ambulance operator providing critical care air medical transport services in New Mexico, the Southwest, nationwide, and internationally.
- Critical Air Response Enterprises LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Aeroacumen LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Mike Echo Aviation INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Albuquerque:
- 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC 10 Tanker Air Carrier is an aerial firefighting organization operating since 2006.
- Air One Systems, LLC Air One Systems is a FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in avionics installation and maintenance for general aviation aircraft.
- Albuquerque Balloon Center INC AERCO Balloon is a hot air balloon repair station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, holding an FAA Part 145 repair station certificate.
- Bode Aviation INC Bode Aviation Inc is a diversified aviation services company headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Eclipse Aerospace INC Eclipse Aerospace manufactures and markets the Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet, a fuel-efficient business aircraft designed for individuals and small businesses.
- Power Sonix INC
- Sandia Aerospace Corporation
- Superiaire Technologies LLC
- Vibrant Corporation
- Yulista Solutions, LLC.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for balloons. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Eric C Achen private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Albuquerque, NM (0 nm) · (505) 414-9089 · [email protected]
- John Hall Bode private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bode Aviation, Inc · Albuquerque, NM (0 nm) · (505) 328-7454 · [email protected]
- Lauren Kristin Hollingsworth Chavez private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Albuquerque, NM (0 nm) · (505) 453-1658 · [email protected]
- Ronald Sanchez private pilot, sport pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Albuquerque, NM (0 nm) · (505) 321-0206 · [email protected]
- Stanley McDuffie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, NM (0 nm) · (505) 264-1887 · [email protected]
- Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Santa Fe, NM (43 nm) · (505) 913-1190 · [email protected]
All 22 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 70 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Albuquerque 1,180 aircraft · 531 piston singles, 371 balloons, 88 turboprops
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 286 aircraft in town
- Rainbow Ryders INC 49 aircraft in town
- Copter Lease LLC Trustee 11 aircraft in town
- South Aero INC 9 aircraft in town
- Enterprise Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Hangar 505 LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Sandia Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Cutter Flight Management Inc. 13 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- South Aero, Inc. 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bode Aviation, Inc. 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aero Charter and Transport, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Albuquerque Soaring Club INC 5 aircraft · flying club
- Chagres Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Co-Operative Cross Roads Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- 10 Tanker Air Carrier LLC · repair station
- Air One Systems, LLC · repair station
- Albuquerque Balloon Center INC · repair station
- Bode Aviation INC · repair station
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 3,408 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 3,232 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 2,230 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 2,214 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 1,733 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Air Lines
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 1,603 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 1,210 flights in twelve months · Mesa Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Salt Lake City International (SLC) 1,158 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 70 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 184 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,105 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ABQ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.