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KABQ — Albuquerque Intl Sunport
Albuquerque, NM · field elevation 5,355 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KABQ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KABQ 252352Z 03005KT 10SM VCTS -RA FEW030 BKN075CB BKN140 BKN250 17/14 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE-S TSB00E36 SLP160 OCNL LTGIC VC E TS VC E MOV NE MTNS OBSC NE-E P0007 60007 T01720139 10244 20161 53005 $
- Wind
- from 030° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,555 ft · pressure altitude 5,095 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 08 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 30 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 12 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 21 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 11 nm. Last image 9 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 10,000–10,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KABQ 252329Z 2600/2624 16010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 2600/2602 6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM260200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM260700 34006KT P6SM FEW040 FEW110 FM261900 25006KT P6SM FEW100
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.03893, -106.60826
- Elevation
- 5,355 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1258Z / 0057Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 11°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A1,A1+
- Sectional
- Albuquerque
- County
- Bernalillo, NM
Airport diagram
Everything else KABQ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 13,793 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03/21 | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 6,000 | 150 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 118.0
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.3
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 123.775
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 119.2
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach SOUTH OF V12
- 123.9
- Approach
- 126.3
- Approach ON OR NORTH OF V12
- 127.4
Published procedures
- 13 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 11 departures published
- 9 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KABQ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New Mexico airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.