One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
ABQ8.1
SAF8.5+0.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
ABQ7.0+0.8
SAF6.2
Food & retail
Best for
ABQ
Origin-and-destination trips that already know Concourse A or BDrivers using the $8 Basic Economy or $14 garageBudget riders on free ABQ RIDE Route 50
Watch out for
ABQ
Assuming Priority Pass, The Club ABQ, or CLEAR existSaturday evening food-hall hours — most kitchens close earlyWalking to an in-terminal rental counter — the barn is at 3400 University SE
Amenities and tips
ABQ
Single-checkpoint Pueblo Revival terminalFood Hall + Sadie’s + Laguna BurgerComplimentary Sunport Wi-FiABQ RIDE Route 50 Zero Fare
ABQ · A compact high-desert hall with cheap parking, a free downtown bus, and genuinely local food — undone by no lounge, a closed observation deck, and an off-site rental barn.
SAF · A genuinely walkable one-room regional field where curb-to-gate ease and short security win, but you trade away lounges, real airside food, and recovery options when hub weather hits.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
ABQ7.5+3.5
SAF4.0
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
ABQ7.4+1.4
SAF6.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
ABQ7.4+1.1
SAF6.3
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
ABQ2.0+1.0
SAF1.0
SAF
Quick Santa Fe getaways with a rental car already bookedTravelers who value short security and zero terminal stress over amenities
Stale Spirit / Boutique / A1–A4-only maps
SAF
No airline or Priority Pass lounges and minimal airside foodThin same-day recovery—miss the last regional jet and you may overnight or drive to ABQ
No passenger lounge
Nursing room, adult changing, SARA at A7
TSA’s published window is 04:00–23:45
Official checkpoint hours are 4:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., subject to TSA closing earlier when the last departure is gone.
One checkpoint, then A left / B right
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.
Clear first; the food hall is airside
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.
