AirportsAlbuquerque International Sunport is a large airport serving Albuquerque, in New Mexico, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ABQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ABQ
- ICAO code
- KABQ
- City
- Albuquerque
- State or region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.0400° N, 106.6089° W
- Elevation
- 1,632 m (5,355 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,204 m (13,793 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ABQ means Albuquerque International Sunport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KABQ. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.0400° N, 106.6089° W. It stands 1,632 metres (5,355 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Albuquerque International Sunport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,204 metres (13,793 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,204 m 13,793 ft | 46 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 03/21 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | not listed |
| 12/30 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Municipal AirportSanta Fe | SAF | 80 km |
| Taos Regional AirportTaos | TSM | 178 km |
| Gallup Municipal AirportGallup | GUP | 205 km |
| Durango La Plata County AirportDurango | DRO | 256 km |
| Roswell Air Center AirportRoswell | ROW | 272 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,933 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,996 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,048 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,018 km | 10 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,931 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,088 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,868 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,580 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,084 km | 16 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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