Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 8:52 PM MDT, Oct 27, KABQ is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KABQ right now.
Live aviation weather for Albuquerque International Sunport in Albuquerque, NM, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Albuquerque, NM at a field elevation of 5,355 ft. KABQ reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (03/21, 08/26, 12/30), the longest 13,793 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the east (100°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KABQ 280252Z 10007KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01440056 52005 $
Current runway configuration at KABQ
As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.
Updated 30 min ago (0252Z / 8:52 PM MDT)
This configuration has been stated since 0952Z (3:52 AM MDT).
What changed at KABQ?
Since the 0152Z (7:52 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0152Z (7:52 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KABQ
KABQ is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The D-ATIS states arrivals on runway 08 and 03 and departures on runway 08; crosswind on the active runways is approximately 1–6 kt; the wind favors runway ends 08, 12. Density altitude is approximately 6,300 ft (field elevation 5,355 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KABQ by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for ABQ in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from ABQ's own airspace.
KABQ reported VFR in 98% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 354 flyable days a year. May is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 2% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually fog and low visibility rather than low ceilings (visibility under 3 miles under 1% of hours, ceilings under 1,000 ft under 1%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 12 had the best headwind 22% of the time, runway 30 21%, and winds were calm 19% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 50 days a year. 73% of storm hours fall in July, August and September, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
ABQ departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time across 24,869 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (94%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (68%).
Over the last 30 days of recorded D-ATIS broadcasts, KABQ ran southwest flow 73% of the time and mixed configuration 10%. Runway 03 was named for arrivals most often (83% of recorded hours), and the configuration changed 59 times.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025, BTS airline on-time data and recorded runway configurations. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.
ABQ ATIS INFO C 0252Z. 09007KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3013 (THREE ZERO ONE THREE) RMK AO2 SLP165 T01440056 52005. SIMUL APPROACHES IN USE. ARRIVALS EXPECT VISUAL APCH RWY 8, RWY 3, RNAV Z RUNWAY 8 APPROACH. DEPG RWY 8. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. CONTACT TOWER ONE TWO ZERO POINT THREE FOR PUSHBACK AND TAXI. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO C.
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 13,793 ft | CONC-G | 7 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 12 | 6,000 ft | CONC-G | 6 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 03 | 10,000 ft | CONC-G | 4 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 21 | 10,000 ft | CONC-G | 4 kt tail | 6 kt left |
| 30 | 6,000 ft | CONC-G | 6 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 26 | 13,793 ft | CONC-G | 7 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KABQ runways
3 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- No closure reportedRunway 03/2110,000 × 150 ft · CONC-GCurrent use03ARRIVALSWind
- 03
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 08/2613,793 × 150 ft · CONC-GCurrent use08ARR/DEPWind
- 08
- 7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 12/306,000 × 150 ft · CONC-GCurrent usenot in the stated configurationWind
- 12
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
3 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the D-ATISstates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KABQ weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KABQ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KABQ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 27%
- 21
- 21%
- 03
- 18%
- 08
- 18%
- 30
- 12%
- 26
- 4%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (5:20 PM MDT)
TAF KABQ 272320Z 2800/2824 19007KT P6SM SKC FM280100 13006KT P6SM SKC FM281200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM281800 23008KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KABQ's own weather station.
Wind is 10° off runway 08, the runway in use per D-ATIS.
Concrete · 13,793 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 08/26, 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A · Jet A-1 · Jet A-1+
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- Yes
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Large airport
- ICAO
- KABQ
- IATA
- ABQ
- FAA LID
- ABQ
- City
- Albuquerque
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,355 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0400, -106.6089
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 13,793 ft
- Weather reporting
- METAR · D-ATIS
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 118 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 20h 56m
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Historical Flying Weather at KABQ
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KABQ reported VFR conditions during about 98.3% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 354 VFR flying days a year. May had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 7.1 kt, calm 13.2% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 96.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 96.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 98.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 98.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 99.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 99.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 99.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 99.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 99.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 98.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 97.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 95.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 kt |
| Feb | 7.1 kt |
| Mar | 7.9 kt |
| Apr | 8.9 kt |
| May | 8.7 kt |
| Jun | 7.9 kt |
| Jul | 7.0 kt |
| Aug | 6.5 kt |
| Sep | 6.5 kt |
| Oct | 6.6 kt |
| Nov | 5.8 kt |
| Dec | 5.7 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KABQ airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ)
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