ABQ — Albuquerque International Sunport
- IATA code
- ABQ
- ICAO code
- KABQ
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 5,107,346
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 102
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−7 / UTC−6
- America/Denver
- Elevation
- 1,632 m
- 5,354 ft
- Runways
- 3
- Longest 4,204 m
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About ABQ
Albuquerque International Sunport is a large airport serving Albuquerque, United States. It opened in 1939 and is run by United States Air Force. 5,107,346 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 102 nonstop routes from ABQ.
Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from ABQ
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ABQ → DEN | 562 km | 655,606 |
| ABQ → PHX | 528 km | 610,819 |
| ABQ → DFW | 915 km | 530,433 |
| ABQ → LAS | 783 km | 381,684 |
| ABQ → DAL | 934 km | 344,142 |
| ABQ → ATL | 2,043 km | 286,032 |
| ABQ → LAX | 1,090 km | 261,772 |
| ABQ → HOU | 1,222 km | 217,257 |
| ABQ → ORD | 1,799 km | 212,055 |
| ABQ → IAH | 1,197 km | 191,352 |
| ABQ → AUS | 996 km | 167,422 |
| ABQ → SEA | 1,898 km | 154,204 |
| ABQ → SLC | 794 km | 143,455 |
| ABQ → SAN | 1,011 km | 131,985 |
| ABQ → MDW | 1,804 km | 114,512 |
| ABQ → BWI | 2,688 km | 102,929 |
| ABQ → SFO | 1,442 km | 100,583 |
| ABQ → OAK | 1,430 km | 84,267 |
| ABQ → BUR | 1,081 km | 61,717 |
| ABQ → BNA | 1,807 km | 61,181 |
| ABQ → IAD | 2,620 km | 57,069 |
| ABQ → PDX | 1,788 km | 47,116 |
| ABQ → MCI | 1,156 km | 40,935 |
| ABQ → MSP | 1,578 km | 40,877 |
| ABQ → JFK | 2,938 km | 38,463 |
| ABQ → LGB | 1,069 km | 21,216 |
| ABQ → MCO | 2,499 km | 8,989 |
| ABQ → SVC | 303 km | 8,423 |
| ABQ → CNM | 370 km | 6,068 |
| ABQ → SAT | 979 km | 2,762 |
| ABQ → LRU | 306 km | 2,687 |
| ABQ → CLT | 2,333 km | 2,163 |
| ABQ → PHL | 2,812 km | 2,134 |
| ABQ → ELP | 359 km | 1,240 |
| ABQ → DTW | 2,167 km | 994 |
| ABQ → SNA | 1,046 km | 543 |
| ABQ → CLE | 2,271 km | 519 |
| ABQ → ONT | 1,014 km | 510 |
| ABQ → MIA | 2,718 km | 503 |
| ABQ → FLL | 2,716 km | 481 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at ABQ
- WN Southwest Airlines · 23,620 flights
- OO SkyWest Airlines · 10,273 flights
- AA American Airlines · 5,141 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 4,292 flights
- AN ADVANCED AIR · 2,957 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 2,348 flights
- MQ Envoy Air · 1,946 flights
- YV Mesa Airlines · 1,483 flights
- AS Alaska Airlines · 1,091 flights
- QX Horizon Air · 764 flights
- LF CFM · 306 flights
- B6 JetBlue Airways · 302 flights
- YX Republic Airline · 177 flights
- NK Spirit Air Lines · 36 flights
- SY Sun Country Airlines · 16 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Punctuality
- Departures on time
- 81.9%
- Within 15 minutes of schedule
- Cancelled
- 0.9%
- Departures counted
- 24,621
- US domestic flights
US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SAF | Santa Fe Municipal Airport | 80 km |
| TSM | Taos Regional Airport | 178 km |
| GUP | Gallup Municipal Airport | 205 km |
| DRO | Durango La Plata County Airport | 256 km |
| ROW | Roswell Air Center Airport | 272 km |
Distance from ABQ to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,204 m | 46 m | Concrete |
| 03/21 | 3,048 m | 46 m | Concrete |
| 12/30 | 1,829 m | 46 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · 35.0400, -106.6089
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