Getting to Albuquerque
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Albuquerque's airport is known as
the "Albuquerque International Sunport"

 

Albuquerque Sunport Carriers:

ABQ is served by nine major commercial carriers: American, America West, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Northwest, Southwest, and United . It also receives regular service from commuter airlines Great Plains, Mesa, Rio Grande Air and Skywest.

Southwest Airlines is ABQ's largest carrier; it handled 51% of ABQ's 2000 passengers. They are the official airline to the US Cogress and will offer up to 10% off most fares for air travel to and from Albuquerque.

Service to Albuquerque:

ABQ offers nonstop service to 28 cities including: Amarillo, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Dallas, Denver, Durango, El Paso, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Minneapolis, Newark, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa and Tucson.Ê Nonstop in-state service is offered to 8 cities including Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Farmington, Gallup, Roswell, Silver City and Taos.

Sunport Address:

ABQ Sunport is located at 2200 Sunport Blvd. SE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106.Ê Albuquerque International Sunport is located approximately four (4) miles southeast of the central business district.

Drive Time from Sunport to Conference Location:
Distance from Doubletree and Hyatt hotels: 3.5 mi.
Drive time: 7 minutes

Directions From Sunport To Conference Location
Directions: Take I25 north to Martin Luther King exit; turn left on MLK, go approx 1 mile; Doubletree hotel is on right between 2nd and 3rd streets. Click on Map Icon to get detailed driving directions to conference hotels and convention center

Transporation to and from the Sunport
Super Shuttle , typical minimum charge is USD 16.00
Rental Car , typical minimum charge is USD 45.00
Taxi , typical minimum charge is USD 15.00

Directions to Sunport:
From the north: Interstate 25 south to the Sunport Blvd. exit (#221). East on Sunport to the front of the terminal. Signage will direct motorists to the arrival and departure level roadways and to short and long term, on-airport parking

From the south: Interstate 25 south to the Gibson Blvd. exit (#222A). East on Gibson to Yale Blvd. Turn south on Yale Blvd. Signage will direct motorists to the arrival and departure level roadways and to short and long term, on-airport parking.

Parking at the Sunport
A four-level parking structure adjacent to the ABQ terminal with covered access provides space for 3,400 automobiles on an hourly basis. The parking facility is open 24 hours per day.

FAST FACTS

  • Albuquerque International Sunport handled 6,292,458 passengers in 2000. The total has more than doubled over the past 10 years.
  • There were 233,491 takeoffs and landings, or an average of 640 per day, in 2000 at ABQ.Ê 82,117 by major airlines; 34,441 by commuter airlines; 44,731 by military aircraft; and 72,202 by general aviation aircraft.
  • ABQ shares its runways with Kirtland Air Force Base, which provides aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) services for the airport.
  • Ground transportation is provided by Albuquerque Cab, Custom Tours by Clarice, Gray Line of Albuquerque, Faust's Transportation, Santa Fe Shuttle Express, Sandia Shuttle Express, Sun Tran, TNM&O, Twin Hearts Express, and Yellow Cab.
  • Car rental agencies on the airport are Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty.
  • A Federal Express drop box and stamp machine are available at Wells Fargo Bank. Postal Service boxes are located on the terminal's third level beyond the Security Checkpoint.
  • Facilities for persons with disabilities include elevators in the parking structure and between each of the terminal's three levels, wheelchairs, braille signage, wheelchair-accessible restrooms and drinking fountains, and telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD).
  • The Albuquerque International Sunport Art Collection is displayed throughout the terminal. The collection includes Native American, Hispanic and Contemporary works by New Mexico artists.

For more information visit: http://www.cabq.gov/airport/index.htm

Travel & Hotels

- Hotel Information
- Getting to Albuquerque
- Official Airline Discounts
- Local Transportation
- Hotel/Conference Maps
- Convention Center

 
Last Revised: 10/28/02 4:05 PM       
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