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FAA ID:  ABQ
ICAO ID:  KABQ
IATA ID:  ABQ
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Information Effective as of 11/20/2008
Public Use Airport (Operational)

Airport Location
Latitude: 
 35-02-24.8000N (35.04022)
Longitude: 
 106-36-33.1000W (-106.60919)
Elevation: 
 5355 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11E (1995)
Time: 
 UTC-7(-6DT)
From City: 
 3 N.M. SE of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Found On: 
 Albuquerque Sectional
FAA Region: 
 ASW
   

General Airport Info
Control tower: 
 Yes
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ()
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Lighting Schedule: 
 DUSK-DAWN
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Beacon Color: 
 White-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Traffic Pattern Altitude: 
 0 feet
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 Yes
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
 Class I
ARFF Index: C
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 05/1973
   

Communication Frequencies
Unicom:  122.950
Tower:  ALBUQUERQUE
120.3
351.9

123.775
Hrs: 24
Clearance Del.:  119.2
259.3
Ground:  121.9
348.6
Approach:  ALBUQUERQUE
123.9(S OF V12 & E OF MANZANO MTNS)
124.4(ON OR N OF V12 & W OF SANDIA MTNS)
127.4(ON OR N OF V12 & E OF SANDIA MTNS)
134.8(S OF V12 & W OF MANZANO MTNS)
253.5 ON OR N OF V12 & E OF SANDIA MTNS
263.15(ON OR N OF V12 & W OF SANDIA MTNS)
317.6(S OF V12 & W OF MANZANO MTNS)
354.1(S OF V12 & E OF MANZANO MTNS)
Hrs: 24

126.3
Departure:  ALBUQUERQUE
123.9(S OF V12 & E OF MANZANO MTNS)
124.4(ON OR N OF V12 & W OF SANDIA MTNS)
127.4(ON OR N OF V12 & E OF SANDIA MTNS)
134.8(S OF V12 & W OF MANZANO MTNS)
253.5 ON OR N OF V12 & E OF SANDIA MTNS
263.15(ON OR N OF V12 & W OF SANDIA MTNS)
317.6(S OF V12 & W OF MANZANO MTNS)
354.1(S OF V12 & E OF MANZANO MTNS)
Hrs: 24

126.3
ATIS:  118.0 505-856-4928
257.7 505-856-4928
Hrs: 24
ASOS:  (505-242-4044)
EMERG:  243.0
EMERG:  121.5
PTD:  372.2
PMSV:  342.3

  • OTHER OPNS CALLS ARE KING/JOLLY/SAVE AND TAM OPERATED BY ANG AND NAVY.
  • ASR ELEV 5281 FT. MTI '26' 35-02-38.4707N 106-34-09.7593W. MTI '35' 34-59-55.1149N 106-36-54.7337W. CPME #1273 34-59-13.9135N 106-37-13.4790W. CPME #1274 35-02-55.3410N 106-36-22.5426W. PARROT #1275 35-12-49.0115N 106-27-00.7731W.
   

Flight Service Station
Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  Y
FSS Name (ID):  Albuquerque (ABQ) ()
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF
   

Albuquerque International Sunport Airport Services
Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 High Pressure / Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 Grade 100LL gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A-1+ - Kerosene, with icing inhibitor freeze point -50C
Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
Other Services: 
 Air Ambulance Services
Avionics
Cargo Handling Services
Charter Service
Pilot Instruction
Aircraft Rental
Aircraft Sales
Annual Surveying
   

Albuquerque International Sunport Airport Contact Information
Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
NICHOLAS S. BAKAS
PO BOX 9948
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87119
505-244-7778		 CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
PO BOX 1293
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87103
505-768-3000
   

Based Aircraft
Single Engine:  68
Multi Engine:  63
Jet Engine:  45
GA Helicopters:  25
Gliders: 
Military Aircraft:  57
Ultralights: 

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2007)
Total Operations:  190585
Commercial:  77291 40.6%
Commuter:  0.0%
Air Taxi:  44824 23.5%
GA Local:  3799 2.0%
GA Itinerant:  41029 21.5%
Military Aircraft:  23642 12.4%

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Albuquerque International Sunport Airport Runway Information
Runway 03/21  10000 ft x 150 ft (3048 m x 46 m)
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  100.
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  210.
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  360.0
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  720.

Runway 03

Runway 21
Elevation: 
 5305 5316
Latitude: 
 35-01-20.0939N 35-02-30.2679N
Longitude: 
 106-37-50.1671W 106-36-25.4643W
True Magnetic Hdg.: 
 45 225
ILS Type: 
 ILS
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Arresting Device: 
 BAK14
Object at End: 
Object Height: 
 0 0
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
Distance from End: 
 0 0
Object Centerline Offset: 
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR): 
 Touchdown
Approach Light System: 
 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
Touchdown Lights: 
 Yes
Centerline Lights: 
 Yes No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 62
Threshold Elevation: 
 0 0
Displaced Threshold: 
 0 0
Threshold Latitude: 

Threshold Longitude: 
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 10000 10000
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
 10000 10000
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
 10000 10000
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
 10000 10000

Runway 08/26  13793 ft x 150 ft (4204 m x 46 m)
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  100.
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  210.
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  360.0
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  720.

Runway 08

Runway 26
Elevation: 
 5312 5355
Latitude: 
 35-02-39.6652N 35-02-38.6272N
Longitude: 
 106-37-17.7171W 106-34-31.8879W
True Magnetic Hdg.: 
 90 270
ILS Type: 
 ILS/DME
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Arresting Device: 
 BAK14
Object at End: 
Object Height: 
 0 0
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
Distance from End: 
 0 0
Object Centerline Offset: 
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 6-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 6-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR): 
 Touchdown
Approach Light System: 
 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
 Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 Yes
Centerline Lights: 
 Yes No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 54 47
Threshold Elevation: 
 5315 0
Displaced Threshold: 
 1000 0
Threshold Latitude: 
 35-02-39.5920N

Threshold Longitude: 

 106-37-05.6905W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 13793 13793
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
 13793 13793
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
 13793 13793
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
 12793 13793

Runway 12/30  6000 ft x 150 ft (1829 m x 46 m)
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  65.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  120.
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  155.0
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear: 

Runway 12

Runway 30
Elevation: 
 5312 5314
Latitude: 
 35-02-36.7202N 35-01-59.5012N
Longitude: 
 106-37-14.7063W 106-36-18.5309W
True Magnetic Hdg.: 
 129 309
ILS Type: 
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Arresting Device: 
Object at End: 
Object Height: 
 0 0
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
Distance from End: 
 0 0
Object Centerline Offset: 
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR): 
Approach Light System: 
REIL: 
 Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
Centerline Lights: 
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 40
Threshold Elevation: 
 5310 0
Displaced Threshold: 
 0 0
Threshold Latitude: 
 35-02-35.7480N

Threshold Longitude: 

 106-37-13.2060W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 6000 6000
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
 6000 6000
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
 6000 6000
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
 6000 6000

Runway 17/35  10000 ft x 150 ft (3048 m x 46 m)
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear: 
Dual Wheel Landing Gear: 
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear: 
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear: 

Runway 17

Runway 35
Elevation: 
 5319 5314
Latitude: 
 35-03-27.8296N 35-01-49.1242N
Longitude: 
 106-36-39.6019W 106-36-46.6823W
True Magnetic Hdg.: 
 183 3
ILS Type: 
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Arresting Device: 
Object at End: 
 ROAD
Object Height: 
 15 0
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
Distance from End: 
 200 0
Object Centerline Offset: 
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
Runway Visual Range (RVR): 
Approach Light System: 
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
Centerline Lights: 
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 53 55
Threshold Elevation: 
 5321 0
Displaced Threshold: 
 890 0
Threshold Latitude: 
 35-03-19.0474N

Threshold Longitude: 

 106-36-40.2321W
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 10000 9110
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
 10000 10110
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
 10000 9110
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
 9110 9110

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Area Code: 505
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade Last Modified
Aircraft Service International, Inc.
   		Unicom 122.95, Arinc 129.4 842-4266 Jet A 10/29/2001
Cutter Flying Service, Inc.
   		Unicom 122.95, Arinc 128.875 842-4184 100LL, Jet A w/Prist 10/29/2001
Executive Aviation Center, Inc.
   		Unicom 122.95, Arinc 130.675 842-4990 100LL, Jet A 10/29/2001
Four Seasons
   		842-4955 10/29/2001
New Mexico Flying Service
   		842-4000 10/29/2001
Robertson Aircraft, Inc.
   		Unicom 122.95, Arinc 130.675 842-4999 10/29/2001
Seven Bar Flying Service, Inc.
   		842-4949 10/29/2001
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Albuquerque International Sunport Airport Remarks
A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-11 NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFFECT FOR JET & TURBO-PROP TFC; DEP RY 08 EXPC LEFT TURN AT 13.5 DME. BTN THE HRS 2100-0700 WKDAYS & 2100-0900 SAT & SUN EXPC RIGHT TURN ON DEP FM RY 08. DEPS ON RY 03 OR RY 35 & ARRS ON RY 17 ARE RSTRD & RQR PRIOR COORDN WITH ATCT.
A110-12 AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM AT RY 26 HOOK (MB60(B) (52' OVRN).
A110-14 RAMP WEST OF RY 17/35 AND NORTH OF RY 08/26 CLSD TO HELICOPTERS & GA ACFT.
A110-16 TWY D NORTH OF TWY B CLSD INDEFLY.
A110-17 AIR CARRIER GND HANDLING NOT AVBL BTN THE HRS OF 0100-0430.
A110-19 USE EXTREME CARE TAXIING NORTH ON TWY E-1 TO RY 08, HOLDING POSITION FOR RY 08/26 COLLOCATED WITH RY 12/30 HOLDING POSITION PRIOR TO RY 12 THLD.
A110-2 BIRD HAZARD OCT-DEC & MAR-MAY.
A110-21 TWY H MILITARY USE ONLY.
A110-22 200 FT AGL UNLGTD WATER TOWER 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF RY 35.
A110-23 RY 03 CNTRLN LGTS OTS INDEFLY.
A110-6 HVY STUDENT COPTER TFC; CTL FIRING AREA S OF ARPT.
A110-8 ARFF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY USAF EXCEEDS INDEX E CAPABILITY.
A110-9 FTR ACFT DEP S ONLY; NO MILITARY DEP ON RY 35.
A31-03/2 NE 840 FT CLSD INDEFLY.
A31-17/3 SOUTH 5600 FT CLSD INDEFLY.
A34-08/2 RYS 08/26, 17/35, 03/21 & 12/30 GROOVED 130 FT WIDE.
A35-17/3 ALL UP WEIGHT 12,500 LBS.
A43-26 VASI RWY 26 UPWIND TCH 77' GLIDE ANGLE 3.25 DEG; DOWNWIND TCH 47' GLIDE ANGLE 3.00 DEG.
A46-03 RY 03/21 CNTRLN LGTS ARE NOT BI-DIRECTIONAL; CNTRLN LGTS ON RY 03 ONLY.
A46-08 RY 08/26 CNTRLN LGTS ARE NOT BI-DIRECTIONAL; CNTRLN LGTS ON RY 08 ONLY.
A57-08 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
A57-17 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
A58-17 +9' BLAST FENCE 110' FM RY END.
E60-03 BAK-14 BAK-12A(B) (1062').
E60-08 BAK-14 BAK-12A(B) (1000').

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