Kirtland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base. It is located in the southeast quadrant of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, urban area, adjacent to the Albuquerque International Sunport. The base was named for the early Army aviator Col. Roy C. Kirtland. The military and the international airport share the same runways, making ABQ a joint civil-military airport.
Buildings at Kirtland AFB, including the air traffic control tower
Roy Kirtland (at right), flying a Wright 1911 Model B Flyer
Albuquerque Army Air Base, September 1941
Albuquerque Municipal Airport, February 1939
Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and Viceroy of New Spain, it served as an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.
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Image: Sandia Peak Tramway Car by Anna Cummings Photography
Image: Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Building
Image: San Felipe de Neri Church Albuquerque
