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.
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
Hotel Albuquerque at
Old Town Hotel: 8.3 mi.
Drive time: 15 minutes
Directions From Sunport To Conference Location
Directions: Exit airport on
Sunport Loop SE, and continue
on Sunport Blvd to I-25.
Take I-25 North toward downtown. Take the I-40 WEST exittowards Grants. Go 2.3 miles to
Rio Grande Blvd exit #157A. Turn left on Rio Grande Blvd. and go .3 miles to Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
800 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
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
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/
