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Albuquerque International Sunport

ABQ · Albuquerque, NM

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IATA Code
ABQ
ICAO Code
KABQ
City
Albuquerque
Country
United States
Website
www.abqsunport.com

Albuquerque International Sunport is a major airport serving Albuquerque, NM. Its IATA code is ABQ and its ICAO code is KABQ.

The airfield sits 5,355 feet above sea level.

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ABQ by the numbers

IATA ABQ · ICAO KABQ · 5,355 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #137 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
81.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.9%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
77 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
24,547
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 42%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 33%
  • Air traffic control & airport 20%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from ABQ

RouteFlightsOn time
Phoenix (PHX) 3,302 82%
Denver (DEN) 3,216 82%
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 2,269 81%
Los Angeles (LAX) 2,242 88%
Las Vegas (LAS) 1,715 81%
Dallas (DAL) 1,625 82%
Salt Lake City (SLC) 1,149 93%
Chicago (ORD) 1,141 77%
Atlanta (ATL) 1,002 89%
Houston (HOU) 970 83%
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Airlines departing ABQ

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
Southwest Airlines 11,741 77%
SkyWest Airlines 5,080 89%
American Airlines 2,554 79%
United Airlines 2,139 85%
Delta Air Lines 1,183 88%
Envoy Air 1,038 86%
Alaska Airlines 547 83%
JetBlue Airways 156 60%
Republic Airways 100 91%
NK 9 78%

Terminals, parking & amenities

Terminals (1)

  • Albuquerque International Sunport

Parking (79)

  • Recreational Storage
  • Recreational Storage

Food & drink (15)

  • Black Mesa Coffee
  • Black Mesa Coffee Company
  • Comida Buena
  • High Desert Cafe
  • Keva Juice
  • La Trattoria
  • Panda Express
  • Quiznos
  • Rio Grande Brew Pub & Grill
  • Route 66 Lounge
  • Snack Attack
  • Subway

Shops (14)

  • ABQ 2 Go
  • Albuquerque Outpost
  • Destination New Mexico
  • Earth Spirit
  • Globo Mercado
  • Greetings from New Mexico
  • Hudson
  • Hudson
  • Hudson News
  • Southwest Indulgences
  • Sundancer Trading Co.
  • Thunderbird Curio

Gates (24)

A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A14, Atlantic Aviation, B1, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B10, Cutter Aviation

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Runways

Runway Length Surface
08/26 13,793 ft CONC-G
03/21 10,000 ft CONC-G
12/30 6,000 ft CONC-G

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 118.000 MHz
  • Tower 120.300 MHz
  • Tower 123.775 MHz
  • Ground 121.900 MHz
  • Clearance delivery 119.200 MHz
  • Departure 123.900 MHz
  • Approach 123.900 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: ABQ, KABQ, Albuquerque airport, Albuquerque International Sunport

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