Official checkpoint hours are 4:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., subject to TSA closing earlier when the last departure is gone.

The building is 24/7; the sterile side is not. After the last outbound, leftover passengers are sent landside. Official pages do not publish a 90-minute rule — budget two hours for the first bank and for Balloon Fiesta week in early October.

Clear once, then walk the T-connector food hall into Concourse A or B. Commuter C (Advanced Air C1) is on the departures level, not a second TSA.

Southwest’s official ABQ card is Concourse A (A6, A8–A11). Everyone else uses the same sterile hall — trust tonight’s FIDS, not a 2024 blog map that stops at A4.

The new Food Hall sits after security in the T-connector. Landside food is basically Black Mesa Coffee and Great Hall Landing on the Great Hall’s second floor.

Sadie’s, Laguna Burger, Indian Pueblo Kitchen, and Frank’s Chicken & Waffles are the local names worth the walk. Burque Brews was closed for repairs through 8 Sep 2026 and is advertised to reopen 13 Sep 2026 — confirm on the traveler-advisory page. Official Saturday hours are shorter than Sun–Fri at almost every kitchen.

No airline club, no Priority Pass room, no day pass, no CLEAR lane. Do not walk looking for The Club ABQ.

The Meditation Room and (when it reopens) the observation deck are the quiet public spaces. FlySide Pass lets a non-ticketed guest use the standard TSA line — not PreCheck — 04:00–22:00, six-hour max.