The air traffic control tower offers a beautiful view of the Sandia Mountains.

One of our activities included a tour of the Air Traffic Control Tower at the Albuquerque International Airport (Sunport). The bottom floor of the tower houses Albuquerque Approach and Departure, and the controllers that most of our group communicates with when we fly into and out of Albuquerque.

Our day began with lunch at Applebees near the airport. We enjoyed visiting with guests from the Rio Grande Norte chapter. Then we observed the controllers while they worked. They were very willing to share information with us and help us know what we can do to make their job easier when we fly.

At the top of the tower, the Sunport controllers showed us their equipment. They also answered all our questions and let us watch while they worked.

We have a much better idea now of how to communicate with the tower. And now we have faces to go with the voices we hear on the radio!

 

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