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Sunport

Albuquerque International Sunport, the city’s airport, in a low Pueblo Revival terminal.

The Sunport is the main airport for New Mexico, handling about 5.5 million passengers a year. Its terminal is low-lying and Pueblo Revival in style, a nod to the Tiwa and Hispano heritage of the area; the city airport first opened in 1939 with a Pueblo-style terminal. It sits at 5,355 feet between the Rio Grande and the Sandia Mountains.

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The Sunport.

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