Albuquerque Airport Reviews

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Albuquerque Airport Reviews

Albuquerque International Sunport (IATA: ABQ, ICAO: KABQ, FAA LID: ABQ) is a public airport 3 miles (5 km) southeast of downtown Albuquerque, in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. It is the largest commercial airport in the state, handling 5,888,811 passengers in 2009. The airport serves Albuquerque and Santa Fe (also served by Santa Fe Municipal Airport).

Albuquerque in the 1930s was served by two private airports, West Mesa Airport and Oxnard Field. Around 1935 it was suggested that the city build a new public airport using WPA money. Having secured $520,500 USD in funding, Governor Clyde Tingley broke ground for the project on February 28, 1937. Albuquerque Municipal Airport opened in 1939 with two paved runways, a Pueblo Style terminal building designed by Ernest Blumenthal, and a massive hangar designed to accommodate the new Boeing 307.

Albuquerque International Sunport has one terminal with 24 gates in three concourses, including a concourse for commuter airline gates.

Services:

Airport Art – There is a 113 piece permanent art collection. Locations: at various points throughout ther terminal (landside and airside)
ATMs / Cash Machines – ATMs are available throughout the terminal.
Baggage Carts – Smarte Cartes can be found on Level 1, Baggage Claim and Level 2, Ticketing. The fee to use the carts is unknown.
Car Rentals – Advantage • Alamo • Avis • Budget • Enterprise • Hertz • National • Thrifty. Location: Car Rental Center – access by shuttle bus on level 1.
Currency Exchange – Information not available
Food / Dining – At the time of this update there were no 24-hour food and beverage concessions available at the airport.
Information Desk – Information not available
Luggage Storage / Lockers – not available
Meditation Room: Location: First Level across from Baggage Claim Area 8.
Showers – not available
Smoking – Smoking is permitted in designated areas outside of the terminal.
Internet: Free WiFi is available at Albuquerque Sunport airport. Connect to the “sunport” network.