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The present terminal was constructed in 1965 on a site just east of the original terminal. It has since been expanded twice, first in the late 1980s and most recently in 1996. The old terminal has been restored and currently houses offices of the Transportation Security Administration. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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The Airport Master costa rica travel packages Plan drafted in 2002 lays out intermediate- and long-term projects at the Sunport, including the removal of Runway 17/35 and the construction of a second terminal. The second terminal will be built by demand of increasing traffic. The runway closure recommendation is based on a number of factors, costa rica travel packages including safety, noise abatement, and the cost of continued upkeep. Because 17/35 intersects all three of the other runways, it has the highest risk of runway incursions; therefore air traffic control prefers not to use the runway unless absolutely necessary. The prevailing winds are from the west, and even during strong winds, the other runways can cover departure and landing. Currently, costa rica travel packages most of the runway's use is general aviation.
In the longer term, the plan calls for a new terminal to be built to the northeast of the existing terminal. A people mover system will connect the terminal with parking facilities and the existing terminal.
Albuquerque International Sunport Airport covers an area of 2,039 acres (825 ha) which contains four runways. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 192,520 costa rica travel packages aircraft operations, an average of 527 per day: 41% scheduled commercial, 23% air taxi, 23% general costa rica travel packages aviation and 16% military. There are 322 aircraft based at this airport: 33% multi-engine, 30% single-engine, 18% military, 13% jet and 7% helicopter.[3] ABQ's terminal, which was expanded to its present size in the late 1980s and again in 1996, encompasses 574,000 sq ft (53,300 m²). of space. The airport has a Pueblo Revival style passenger terminal which houses two concourses and an area for commuter airline gates. The count of passengers at the Sunport has seen an average per year increase costa rica travel packages of 2% over the last 15 years.
costa rica travel packages The largest passenger aircraft costa rica travel packages normally scheduled into the Albuquerque International Sunport is the Boeing 757, operated by Delta Air Lines on flights to and from Atlanta during the spring and summer costa rica travel packages months, and during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in October; Delta also uses the 757 to Minneapolis during this time. United also uses a 757 on the first flight of the day to Denver costa rica travel packages during Thanksgiving time. The largest overall aircraft the Sunport usually sees is a UPS Airbus A300 to Louisville and Ontario. In the past, however, the airport has seen regularly scheduled Lockheed L-1011 service operated by Trans World Airlines.