What is the TSA wait at ABQ right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ). We will not estimate one.
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Albuquerque International Sunport TSA wait times
ABQ · KABQ · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
81%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Albuquerque International Sunport left on time 81% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (42%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 69 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (87%). The lowest was June 2026 (75%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 122,530 | 42% |
| the airline | 96,571 | 33% |
| the national airspace system | 60,050 | 20% |
| weather | 13,462 | 5% |
| security | 541 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport SAF · Santa Fe49 mi
- Taos Regional Airport TSM · Taos111 mi
- Gallup Municipal Airport GUP · Gallup127 mi
- Durango La Plata County Airport DRO · Durango159 mi
- Roswell Air Center Airport ROW · Roswell169 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 08/26, 13,793 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 5,354.9 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 2,690,218
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A1,A1+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/02/05
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for ABQ?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ).
How often do flights leave ABQ on time?
Flights out of Albuquerque International Sunport left on time 81% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (42%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 69 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to ABQ?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near ABQ?
The nearest airports in this list are Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), 49 straight-line miles; Taos Regional Airport (TSM), 111 straight-line miles; Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP), 127 straight-line miles; Durango La Plata County Airport (DRO), 159 straight-line miles; Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW), 169 straight-line miles.