Albuquerque International Sunport
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| IATA = ABQ | ICAO = KABQ | type = Public | run by = City of Albuquerque | opened = | closest town = Albuquerque, New Mexico | distance = 3 miles (5 km) SE | elevation_ft = 5,355 | elevation_m = 1632.2 | coordinates = 35° 02' 24.8" N
106° 36' 33.1" W
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| runway_angle = 8/26 | runway_length_f = 13,793 | runway_length_m = 4,204 | runway_surface = Concrete
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| runway_angle = 3/21 | runway_length_f = 10,000 | runway_length_m = 3,048 | runway_surface = Concrete
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| runway_angle = 17/35 | runway_length_f = 10,000 | runway_length_m = 3,048 | runway_surface = Asphalt/Concrete
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| runway_angle = 12/30 | runway_length_f = 6,000 | runway_length_m = 1,829 | runway_surface = Concrete
Albuquerque International Sunport Template:Airport codes is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The airport's IATA airport code ABQ is also Amtrak's 3-letter code for its rail station.
The airport has no runways itself, instead sharing the main runway of Kirtland Air Force Base with the United States Air Force. It is not unusual to see military aircraft, including F-117 Stealth Fighters, taking off within close sight of the terminal.
In June of 2004, free Wireless internet access, more commonly called WiFi, was installed in the airport. 2005 saw Albuquerque International Airport being voted nationwide as one of the Top 5 airports in the country.
ABQ's terminal, which was expanded to its present size in the late 1980s and again in 1996, encompasses 574,000 sq. ft. of space and has 23 gates in two concourses.
Albuquerque International Airport is the fastest growing airport in the United States, and had a total passenger count for 2005 of 6,455,219.
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Concourses
The airport has one passenger terminal that is designed in the Spanish-Pueblo style of architecture which houses 2 concourses and an area for commuter airline gates.
A Concourse
- Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Southwest Airlines (Amarillo, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Dallas-Love, El Paso, Houston-Hobby, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland (OR), St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, and Tucson)
- United Airlines (Denver)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco)
- United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by Trans States Airlines (San Antonio)
B Concourse
- American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark [seasonal])
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Cleveland [seasonal])
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
- Frontier Airlines (Denver)
- Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air (Denver)
- US Airways
- US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
Commuter Airlines
- Great Lakes Airlines (Clovis and Silver City)
- Mesa Airlines
- Mesa Airlines operated by Air Midwest (Carlsbad, Colorado Springs, Farmington, Roswell)
Cargo Airlines
Gates
A Concourse
A1-United Airlines
A2-Vacant
A3-United Airlines
A4-Vacant
A5-Southwest Airlines
A6-Southwest Airlines
A7-Southwest Airlines
A8-Southwest Airlines
A9-Southwest Airlines
A10-Northwest Airlines
A11-Southwest Airlines
A12-Northwest Airlines
A14-Vacant
B Concourse
B1-American Airlines
B2-Vacant
B3-American Airlines
B4-US Airways/America West
B5-Continental Airlines
B6-Frontier Airlines
B7-Vacant
B8-Delta Airlines
B9-Vacant
B10-Delta Airlines
Accidents at ABQ
- On February 19, 1955, a TWA Martin 4-0-4 crashed into the Sandia Mountains shortly after takeoff. All 16 people on board perished.
- On November 3, 1973, A National Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 suffered a catastrophic engine failure while in-flight. Shrapnel from the engine struck the fuselage and caused an explosive decompression of the aircraft. One person was sucked out of the cabin. The plane was able to make an emergency landing at ABQ.