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KABQ — Albuquerque Intl Sunport
Albuquerque, NM · field elevation 5,355 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KABQ current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KABQ 111152Z 33010KT 10SM FEW120 25/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02500089 10289 20250 57002 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,494 ft · pressure altitude 5,105 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 9 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 26 | 5 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 03 | 3 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 21 | 3 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 08 | 5 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 12 | 9 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
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 28 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KABQ 111128Z 1112/1212 36007KT P6SM FEW150 FM112100 15008KT P6SM SCT120 PROB30 1122/1202 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN100CB FM120200 12010KT P6SM VCSH BKN110 FM120800 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1224Z / 0159Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 11° (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
- 15 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, 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.