KABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport
Albuquerque International Sunport serves Albuquerque, New Mexico at 5,355 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 13,793 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 13,793 × 150 ft | concrete (good) | unlit |
| 03/21 | 10,000 × 150 ft | concrete (good) | unlit |
| 12/30 | 6,000 × 150 ft | concrete (good) | unlit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 5,355 ft is about 4°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 4°C) | 5,355 ft | 3,482 ft | 2,675 ft | 4,012 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 6,555 ft | 3,716 ft | 2,802 ft | 4,202 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 7,755 ft | 3,951 ft | 2,928 ft | 4,392 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 9,040 ft | 4,201 ft | 3,064 ft | 4,596 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KABQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KAEG Double Eagle II Airport | 11 nm NW | 7,398 ft |
| KBRG Belen Regional Airport | 26 nm SW | 6,601 ft |
| K0E0 Moriarty Municipal Airport | 30 nm E | 7,702 ft |
| KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport | 43 nm NE | 8,366 ft |
| KLAM Los Alamos Airport | 53 nm N | 6,000 ft |
| KONM Socorro Municipal Airport | 63 nm S | 5,841 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KABQ
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KABQ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KABQ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.