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KABQ — Albuquerque Intl Sunport
Albuquerque, NM · field elevation 5,355 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KABQ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KABQ 100152Z 12005KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01110017
- Wind
- from 120° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.24 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,756 ft · pressure altitude 5,035 ft
- Observed
- 48 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 08 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 03 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 21 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 26 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 30 | 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 6 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KABQ 092320Z 1000/1024 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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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
- 1336Z / 0004Z
- 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.