Albuquerque International Sunport
Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ/ABQ) is a large international airport located in Albuquerque, NM. It features 4 runways with the longest being 13,793 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 116 arrivals and 144 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 52 carriers across 50 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 4% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio (SWA). The busiest route is to Denver International Airport (KDEN). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 150 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 9 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
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Carriers
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UAL
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TWR | 120.300 | 24 |
| TWR | 123.775 | 24 |
| TWR | 351.900 | 24 |
| GND | 121.900 | 24 |
| GND | 348.600 | 24 |
| ATIS | 118.000 | 24 |
| ATIS | 257.700 | 24 |
| APCH | 123.900 | 24 |
| APCH | 126.300 | 24 |
| APCH | 127.400 | 24 |
| APCH | 253.500 | 24 |
| APCH | 354.100 | 24 |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| ABQ VOT | 111.000 | — |
| OTHER | 111.000 | — |
| CD/P | 119.200 | 24 |
| OTHER | 119.200 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 120.300 | 24 |
| EMERG | 121.500 | 24 |
| ALBUQUER | 122.300 | — |
| OTHER | 122.300 | — |
| LCL/S | 123.775 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 123.900 | 24 |
| LAVAN ST | 123.900 | 24 |
| MIERA ST | 123.900 | 24 |
| OTHER | 123.900 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 127.400 | 24 |
| CURLY ST | 127.400 | 24 |
| OTHER | 127.400 | 24 |
| EMERG | 243.000 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 253.500 | 24 |
| CURLY ST | 253.500 | 24 |
| OTHER | 253.500 | 24 |
| CD/P | 259.300 | 24 |
| OTHER | 259.300 | 24 |
| PMSV MET | 342.300 | 24 |
| OTHER | 342.300 | 24 |
| LCL/P | 351.900 | 24 |
| CLASS C | 354.100 | 24 |
| LAVAN ST | 354.100 | 24 |
| MIERA ST | 354.100 | 24 |
| OTHER | 354.100 | 24 |
| PTD | 372.200 | 24 |
| OTHER | 372.200 | 24 |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZAB
- Mag var:
- 11° E
- Fuel:
- 100LL, A1, A1+
Destination network
Great-circle routes from KABQ · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
ABQLAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
34 | 1h 50m |
ABQPHX Phoenix, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
33 | 1h 17m |
ABQDEN Denver, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
28 | 1h 14m |
ABQDAL Dallas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
26 | 1h 35m |
ABQDEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
26 | 1h 24m |
ABQLAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
23 | 1h 41m |
ABQDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
21 | 1h 33m |
ABQSLC Salt Lake City, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
20 | 1h 33m |
ABQIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
17 | 1h 55m |
ABQAUS Austin, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
16 | 1h 43m |
ABQATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
16 | 3h 0m |
ABQDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
16 | 1h 34m |
ABQHOU Houston, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
14 | 2h 0m |
ABQSDF Louisville, US |
UPS
United Parcel Service |
13 | 2h 46m |
ABQDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
12 | 1h 16m |
ABQSEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
11 | 2h 52m |
ABQPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
11 | 1h 9m |
ABQSAN San Diego, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
10 | 2h 2m |
ABQPDX Portland, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
9 | 2h 49m |
ABQGNT Grants, US |
CSI
CSI Aviation |
9 | 0h 45m |