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Albuquerque International Sunport airport (Kirtland Air Force Base) (United State)
Albuquerque International Sunport airport also known asKirtland Air Force Baseis located near Albuquerque, with Kirtland Addition at 2mi↑, Bernalillo County at 3mi↑, Albuquerque at 4mi↑, South Valley at 4mi↑, La Cuesta at 6mi↑, Lee Acres at 8mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in United State and Southernmost airports in United State
→ See also airports in United State
aerial view of Albuquerque International Sunport airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KABQ
- IATA code : ABQ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 1632 m = 5354ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in United State
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 4204m = 13793ft
- runway 03/21 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 17/35 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 12/30 : 1829m = 6001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United State
Coming to Albuquerque International Sunport airport
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- Albuquerque, NM train station at 4mi
- Lamy, NM train station at 51mi
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Aviation weather for Albuquerque International Sunport airport KABQ ABQ
METAR for Albuquerque International Sunport airport KABQ ABQ
KABQ 081852Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT039 BKN050 BKN060 23/12 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP199 MTN TOPS OBSC NE AND SE T02280122 $
Decoded METAR for Albuquerque International Sunport airport KABQ ABQ
METAR issued by KABQ on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 18:52 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1415 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 23°C = 73°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 50 %.
QNH is 1027hPa = 30.32inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is °.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 3900ft = 1190m. broken at 5000ft = 1520m. broken at 6000ft = 1830m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=199 MTN TOPS OBSC NE AND SE T02280122 $
TAF for Albuquerque International Sunport airport KABQ ABQ
KABQ 081741Z 0818/0918 17008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 TEMPO 0900/0903 VRB15G25KT 6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM090300 36008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060 FM090600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080
Decoded TAF for Albuquerque International Sunport airport KABQ ABQ
TAF issued by KABQ on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 17:41 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 4 hours and 36 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
0818/0918 17008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 170°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
temporarily from Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0900/0903 VRB15G25KT 6SM -TSRA BKN050CB
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity thunderstorm rain
broken at 5000ft = 1520m
from Wednesday, October 8, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM090300 36008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN060
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 6000ft = 1830m
from Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 9, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM090600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
NOTAM for Albuquerque International Sunport airport
Around Albuquerque International Sunport airport (Kirtland Air Force Base) (United State)
near
- Hotels in Kirtland Addition
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1748mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 1811mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 5187mi↑
- Paris at 5188mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 5189mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5207mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 5240mi↑
- Bordeaux at 5241mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 5241mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 5241mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 5244mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 5244mi↑
- for Albuquerque International Sunport airport at 0mi↑
- for Milne Stadium airport at 3mi↑
- for KRQE airport at 3mi↑
nearest airports to Albuquerque International Sunport airport (Kirtland Air Force Base) (United State)
- Milne Stadium heliport ( US-7309) at 3mi↑
- KRQE heliport ( NM82) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Albuquerque (1928) airport ( US-3292) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Presbyterian Hospital heliport ( US-1246) at 3mi↑
- University of New Mexico Hospital heliport ( NM11) at 3mi↑
- Albuquerque Regional Medical Center heliport ( NM00) at 4mi↑
- District 5 Headquarters heliport ( NM54) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Cutter-Carr / Del Norte airport ( US-3290) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Graham Bell / East Mesa airport ( US-3289) at 6mi↑defunct airport
- Sky Court / Snell airport ( US-3297) at 6mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in United State
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap