# Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ / KABQ) **Albuquerque International Sunport** (IATA: ABQ, ICAO: KABQ) is a large airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It opened in 1939. It has 3 runways; the longest is 13,793 ft (4,204 m). In 2025 it handled 5.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ABQ / KABQ - FAA: ABQ - Type: Large airport - Serves: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Opened: 1939 - Elevation: 5,355 ft / 1,632 m - Coordinates: 35.0400, -106.6089 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 13,793 ft / 4,204 m - Instrument procedures: 13 approaches, 11 departures, 9 arrivals - Passengers: 5,198,829 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver - Website: https://abqsunport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque_International_Sunport (26 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1578972 - Weather station: KABQ · WMO 72365 - Ident: KABQ ## Timeline - 1939: Albuquerque International Sunport opens. - 1973: National Airlines Flight 27. 1 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 13,793 ft / 4,204 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes | | 03/21 | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 045° / 225° | yes | | 12/30 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 129° / 309° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00012AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 4,871,901 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 4,850,135 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 4,804,111 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 4,961,489 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 5,450,763 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 5,390,579 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 1,811,885 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 3,436,698 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 4,718,582 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 5,321,450 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 5,448,283 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 5,198,829 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 12 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [SVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksvc.md) Grant County Airport · United States · 188 mi / 303 km · Advanced Air - [CNM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcnm.md) Cavern City Air Terminal · United States · 231 mi / 371 km · Contour Airlines - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 327 mi / 527 km · American Airlines - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 349 mi / 562 km · United Express - [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 493 mi / 794 km · Delta Connection - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 568 mi / 914 km · American Airlines - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 676 mi / 1,088 km · Delta Connection - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 743 mi / 1,196 km · United Express - [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 894 mi / 1,439 km · United Express - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,116 mi / 1,796 km · American Airlines ### Seasonal (3) - [AXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxx.md) Angel Fire Airport · United States · 121 mi / 194 km · Advanced Air - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,116 mi / 1,796 km · United Express - [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,179 mi / 1,897 km · Delta Connection ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ABQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3 - [Advanced Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/advanced-air) · 2 - LF [Contour Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/contour-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [New Mexico Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/new-mexico-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 5.2M (2025) | #330 of 3,974 | #76 in North America | #59 in US | | Longest runway | 13,793 ft / 4,204 m | #54 of 29,858 | #17 in North America | #13 in US | | Elevation | 5,355 ft / 1,632 m | =1,596 of 43,403 | #816 in North America | #609 in US | | Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =343 in North America | =322 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | UNICOM | | 122.950 | | GND | Ground | 121.900 | | TWR | Tower | 120.300 | | TWR | Tower | 123.775 | | APP | | 123.900 | | DEP | | 123.900 | | CLD | Clearance | 119.200 | | ATIS | | 118.000 | ## Nearby airports - [KAEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaeg.md) Double Eagle II Airport · 13 mi / 21 km - [SAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksaf.md) Santa Fe Municipal Airport · 49 mi / 80 km - [LVS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klvs.md) Las Vegas Municipal Airport · 93 mi / 150 km ## In collections - [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #54 ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Albuquerque International Sunport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albuquerque_International_Sunport&oldid=1372143529), revision of 30 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq/data