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 137 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 41 carriers across 50 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 3% of observed flights. The most active carrier is Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio (SWA). The busiest route is to Denver International Airport (KDEN). On-time performance averages 12% with an average delay of 6 minutes against scheduled times. 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 · 11 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Observed weather patterns
- • 18 of 59 go-arounds (31%) coincided with wind speeds above 20 kt or gusts above 25 kt, 7.2× the rate observed during clear conditions.
Statistical association, not causation. Last 30 days.
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Top destinations
By flight count
Carriers
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DAL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ABQPHX Phoenix, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
40 | 1h 14m |
ABQLAX Los Angeles, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
39 | 1h 47m |
ABQLAS Las Vegas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
37 | 1h 39m |
ABQDEN Denver, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
33 | 1h 14m |
ABQDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
32 | 1h 31m |
ABQDAL Dallas, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
31 | 1h 39m |
ABQHOU Houston, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
28 | 1h 57m |
ABQAUS Austin, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
25 | 1h 46m |
ABQATL Atlanta, US |
DAL
Delta AIR Lines |
24 | 3h 0m |
ABQSLC Salt Lake City, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
22 | 1h 34m |
ABQDEN Denver, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
22 | 1h 13m |
ABQDFW Dallas-Fort Worth, US |
ENY
Envoy AIR |
22 | 1h 34m |
ABQDEN Denver, US |
SKW
SKY West Aviation |
21 | 1h 11m |
ABQIAH Houston, US |
ASH
Mesa Aviation Services |
18 | 1h 55m |
ABQSEA Seattle, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
15 | 2h 51m |
ABQPHX Phoenix, US |
AAL
American Airlines |
15 | 1h 24m |
ABQSDF Louisville, US |
UPS
United Parcel Service |
14 | 2h 39m |
ABQLAX Los Angeles, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
11 | 2h 1m |
ABQBNA Nashville, US |
SWA
Southwest Airlines Co. (SAN Antonio |
10 | 2h 37m |
ABQIAH Houston, US |
UAL
United Airlines |
10 | 1h 54m |