Albuquerque International Sunport

Located at 2200 Sunport Boulevard, SE Albuquerque, Albuquerque International Sunport is only four miles from Albuquerque’s central business district. If you plan to drive to the airport, even if you don’t feel you have a long distance to travel, remember that you have to check in well in advance of your flight departure time. Check this time with your airline and give yourself more than enough time to reach the airport and park without having to worry about being late. Being early is no problem, as it gives you time to enjoy the facilities available at Albuquerque International Sunport.

When approaching Albuquerque International Sunport from the north by car, follow I-25 south as far as the Sunport Boulevard Exit (221). Travel east on Sunport Boulevard until you reach the front of the terminal. There you will see clear signage directing you to various areas including Arrivals, Departures, and Parking.

If you are traveling towards Albuquerque International Sunport from the south, you will follow I-25 north as far as the Gibson Boulevard Exit (222A). You will then travel east on Sunport Boulevard until you arrive at the front of the terminal from where signs will direct you. Other ways of getting to and from the airport by car include taking a taxi, renting a car, or if you feel like enjoying some real luxury, hiring a limousine. You can arrange for any of these services at Albuquerque International Sunport.

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If you prefer someone else to do the driving for you when you are going to and from Albuquerque International Sunport, give some thought to using the convenient Sunport Shuttle service. This provides a shuttle service between the airport and a variety of destinations including hotels, motels, business locations, and private homes. An easy way to transport yourself and your luggage between destinations, the service offers group rates and can drop you off at the curbside check-in counter if your airline provides this service. When arriving at Albuquerque International Sunport, you’ll find the Sunport Shuttle check-in counter on the baggage claim level opposite Southwest’s No. 3 baggage carousel. Other shuttle service and charter bus services operate from the airport.

There are various other public transport options available to help you travel to and from Albuquerque International Sunport. You can travel by bus, boarding on the ABQ Ride service Routes 50 or 222, which depart from the baggage claim southern area at the airport. ABQ Ride Route 222 connects with the New Mexico Rail Runner Bernalillo county/international support station service. If you are staying at a local hotel or motel, it may also provide a private airport shuttle service for guests. More information about the many possible transport options is available at the Information Booth on the baggage claim level at Albuquerque International Sunport.

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For drivers who plan to leave their cars at Albuquerque International Sunport, the airport has parking spaces for almost 4,000 vehicles. These spaces are provided both in a covered four-level parking building that can accommodate almost 3,500 vehicles, and in a surface parking lot nearby that takes about 500 vehicles. Parking in the building is available on an hourly basis, while the spaces in the surface lot are available long term.

The covered building and the surface lot are open for parking 24 hours a day for the convenience of people using Albuquerque International Sunport. Aviation Police patrol the areas, and the lots are well lit at night to ensure the safety of users. Spaces for the vehicles of people with disabilities are located on each level of the covered parking building. To facilitate ease of movement as much as possible around the airport for people with special needs, these parking spaces are all situated close to the elevators on each floor. Paying when you leave is also easy, with the parking lots at Albuquerque International Sunport accepting a range of credit cards.

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At times when you are visiting Albuquerque International Sunport, you may want to stop in only briefly to collect passengers from an incoming flight. On such occasions, there is no need to go to the trouble of parking at the airport, making your way to the terminal, finding your passengers, waiting for them to collect their luggage, and then taking them back to your car. Thanks to the new cell phone waiting area at Albuquerque International Sunport, people on a tight schedule can make it easy for themselves and the people they are meeting by saving time during an airport pick-up.

In the cell phone waiting area, you can park your car and wait until you receive a call from the people you are meeting, telling you they have arrived, collected their luggage, and are ready for you to pick them up. You can then drive to the front of the airport’s terminal where they will be waiting for you to collect them. Remember, you need to remain with your vehicle while you are in the cell phone waiting area until you receive the call.

The cell phone waiting area at Albuquerque International Sunport is located just east of the airport’s terminal. A free aircraft observation area near the main cell phone waiting area can also be used to wait for passengers arriving at Albuquerque International Sunport. A similar area is on Spirit Drive, south of the airport’s terminal.

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Visitors to Albuquerque International Sunport have a diverse range of eateries from which to choose when enjoying a snack or a meal at the airport. Sit down to a gourmet meal, buy a quick snack to tide you over until your flight arrives, or have a quiet drink with friends before it’s time to board your flight. Whatever your inclination, you’ll find something to suit you and your appetite at Albuquerque International Sunport.

You’ll find the eateries in a variety of locations at the airport. On the third level lobby, before the security checkpoint, you can sit down to Mexican cuisine and a full service bar in one outlet, or have a coffee with a sandwich, soup, pastry, or bagel in another. This latter offer is also available at the baggage claim level and at the car rental center at Albuquerque International Sunport.

In the food court on the A/B Connector area of Albuquerque International Sunport, you can have a generous deli snack such as a made-to-order sandwich, homemade soup or hot dog, savor an ice cream, have an Italian or Mexican meal, or linger over a beer while awaiting your flight call. On the A and B Concourses, you can also spend time making a selection from a diversity of drinks, meals, and tasty snacks. A selection of quick menu items is also available at the E Commuter gate area, where the delectable choices include pies, nachos, barbeque beef sandwiches, pretzels, and waffles.

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Waiting poses no problem at Albuquerque International Sunport where the selection of retail stores gives you more than enough to do until your flight departs. You can browse and buy among the stores and kiosks located throughout the airport’s terminal, choosing anything from gifts to take home to the latest bestseller to enjoy on your flight. One of the big attractions of shopping at Albuquerque International Sunport is the chance to buy fine, handmade items from Native American tribes, such as pendants, necklaces, watches, Concho belts, and rings. You can also select from a big range of New Mexican products including regional foods, gifts, toys, and souvenirs at the Fiesta Market on the terminal building’s third level.

Other fascinating examples of New Mexican craft such as pottery, sculptures, clothing, and wall hangings are available in the A/B Concourse connector area past the security checkpoint at Albuquerque International Sunport. Contemporary jewelry and clothes are also available. For the readers, there are books for all tastes and ages, ensuring you have plenty to read while waiting for your flight and during your journey. While at Albuquerque International Sunport, make sure you also find time to check out the many products for sale at the airport’s kiosks. Gifts, magazines, and candy are just a few of the items available.

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While at Albuquerque International Sunport, make sure you see the airport’s 113-piece permanent art collection. The airport rotates artwork from the collection around the airport, so as many people as possible can view it while passing through the complex. The works include sculpture, tapestry, photographs, paintings, woodcarving, weaving, and a variety of other examples of art and craft expertise. One of the most original and striking items in the collection is an original Curtiss Pusher Design Biplane from 1914, located near the north window of the Great Hall.

Still on the arts scene, Albuquerque International Sunport enjoys presenting Sunport Serenades, a series of free concerts that are part of the Sunport Arts Program. More than 80 concerts are presented each year in the terminal’s Great Hall. They feature local musical talent including classical, mariachi, jazz, and polka, entertaining visitors to the airport with musical programs to remember.

Another area of Albuquerque International Sunport that provides strong support for the arts is the airport’s rental car center. Since 2001, the works of New Mexico artists have been showcased both inside and outside the center. They include sculptures, acrylic works, photographs, and mixed media items, as well as “outside the square” works such as a recycled metal gate and a hanging metal sculpture.

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Giving you a home away from home for as long as you need to remain at the airport is the aim of the management of Albuquerque International Sunport. The airport has worked to ensure that its facilities are readily located by passengers, whether they are passing through only while making a connection, or spending some time there waiting for the arrival or departure of a flight. Outside on the ground and inside within the terminal, Albuquerque International Sunport has provided everything you could need to make your time at the airport as comfortable as possible.

Outside, the efficient ground transportation takes you anywhere you want to go, both within and beyond the airport complex. Inside, Albuquerque International Sunport has facilities for people of all ages and needs. For those with disabilities, there are wheelchairs available as well as accessible restrooms and telecommunications devices, Braille signage, and elevators situated conveniently in areas including the parking lots. Business people needn’t worry about being out of touch while they are at Albuquerque International Sunport, with free wireless Internet access available throughout the airport’s terminal. For those who need cash in a hurry, ATMs are also located around the terminal both before and after security checkpoints.

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Since its establishment almost 70 years ago, Albuquerque International Sunport has grown and expanded into the modern facility it is today. The number of passengers it handles has increased by an annual average of 2% over the past 15 years, with almost seven million people passing through the airport in 2006. Its terminal, designed in the Spanish-Peublo architectural style, has been expanded twice in the past few years. It now covers 570,000 square feet and has two concourses with 23 gates.

Employing more than 3,400 people, Albuquerque International Sunport makes a significant contribution to the economical well being of the surrounding region. With the support of the Business Development Division of the City of Albuquerque Aviation Department, it works to develop business opportunities that are environmentally responsible and offer services and amenities to help the traveling public. Opportunities that have become available include the Sunport Concession Programs, the Commercial Air Carrier Service, the Air Cargo Service, the Foreign Trade Zone Program, Aerospace Technology, and General Aviation Services.

If you need information about anything to do with your flight at Albuquerque International Sunport, don’t hesitate to seek help from the Information Booth. The booth is located at the baggage claim level. Representatives of the Albuquerque Convention and the Visitors’ Bureau Volunteers staff this booth and can help passengers with a wide range of details and information.

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