Albuquerque International Sunport hosts more than six million travelers a year. New Mexico’s largest airport is the gateway to the Land of Enchantment, as the state is known. Eight major airlines and five regional carriers serve ABQ. Southwest is the biggest airline, handling more than 50 percent of passengers in 2006. www.cabq.gov/airport
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Taxi: Taxis are operated by Albuquerque Cab Company (tel: 505 883 4888) and Yellow Cab Company (tel: 505 247 8888).
Limousine: There are five limousine companies at the airport; American Limousine (tel: 505 877 7576) operates daily 24 hours.
Bus: Door-to-door shuttle services are operated by Airport Shuttle (tel: 5050 765 1234) and Sunport Shuttle (tel: 505 883 4966). Shuttle services to Santa Fe are also available from Sandia Shuttle Express (tel: 505 243 3244) and Santa Fe Shuttle (tel: 505 243 2300). A local bus service is operated by Sun Trans Bus (tel: 505 843 9200; Web site: www.cabq.gov/transit); bus no.50 serves downtown Albuquerque. A number of long-distance, charter and tour buses are run by various companies; the airport’s Web site has details on all companies operating to/from the airport.
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A four-story parking lot located next to the terminal provides space for 3,400 cars. There is also a short-term covered parking lot and a long-term surface parking lot providing an additional 500 spaces. For more information, call the parking information hotline (tel: 505 842 7030) or the 24-hour parking administration office (tel: 505 842 2400).
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Money and communications: ATMs are located throughout the terminal building.
Eating and drinking: The airport has a variety of fast-food outlets, as well as restaurants, coffee shops, bars and cocktail lounges. A food court is situated in the A/B Connector Area, offering Mexican cuisine, a microbrewery, pizzeria, ice-cream parlour and gourmet deli and bakery.
Shopping: There are gift shops, speciality stores, newsagents and gift carts located throughout the airport.
Other facilities: There are shoeshine stands and a barbershop.
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The Wyndham Albuquerque Hotel (tel: 505 843 7000; Web site: www.wyndhamalbuquerque.com) is located on site, at the entrance to the airport, and is within walking distance of the terminal. There is also a courtesy shuttle to take guests to the hotel. Other nearby hotels include the La Quinta Airport Hotel, Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Inn Airport and Courtyard Airport Hotel, Quality Suites Albuquerque, AmeriSuites Airport, all located within 2 miles from the airport; many offer a shuttle service to/from the airport. Other hotels operating shuttle services to/from the airport include the Howard Johnson Inn, Hampton Inn Albuquerque and the Sleep Inn Airport.
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Braille signs, wheelchair-accessible toilets, drinking fountains and TDDs and disabled parking are all provided. Lifts connect all levels of the terminal building and multi-story parking lot. Shuttle vans from the car rental center are wheelchair-accessible.
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Wyndham Albuquerque Hotel (tel: 505 843 7000; Web site: www.wyndhamalbuquerque.com) has a fully equipped business center. Two meeting rooms accommodating up to 55 delegates can be booked at AmeriSuites (tel: 505 242 9300; e-mail: locak@primehospitality.com), which is situated at 1400 Sunport Place SE, 1 mile from the airport.
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