Albuquerque, USA

Albuquerque International Sunport | ABQ

As a trusted advisor since 2016, Vantage, in collaboration with WJ Advisors, has provided comprehensive commercial planning and optimization services to ABQ, New Mexico’s largest commercial airport, welcoming over 5M passengers each year.

Spacious airport terminal with travelers, seating areas, a departure board, and shops. Bright lighting and patterned flooring create a modern atmosphere.

A Strategic Approach to Advisory Services

As part of the Sunport’s $90M terminal renovation, our involvement spans strategic planning, design oversight, and implementation support for both physical and digital infrastructure improvements. Key advisory services include commercial space planning, tenant coordination, revenue optimization, redesign and relocation of the security screening area, and staff training.

Room to Grow

Strategic commercial planning and revenue optimization, including concessions space programming and forecasting, for 100,000 square feet of commercial space

Optimizing Passenger Flow

Security checkpoint relocation planning to optimize passenger flow and create a new layout for 25,000 square feet of post-security concessions space

ABQ Dream of Flight Renovation

Comprehensive design oversight, from concept development through construction, aligning with the ABQ Dream of Flight Renovation plan

Spacious room with colorful mural and skylight, featuring a central statue on a wooden platform. People walk around, and there are seating areas and tables in the background.

People walk toward an airport security checkpoint. The area has large potted plants and wooden accents on the ceiling.

Spacious, modern lobby with escalators, seating areas, coffee bar, and people walking. Bright lighting and wooden ceiling accents.

Elevating the Passenger Experience

Our advisory services at ABQ have included strategic program design and space planning, supported by comprehensive concessions space programming and forecasting. Our work encompasses detailed passenger demographic research, revenue modeling, and leasing strategies to optimize the tenant mix, with integrated procurement and tenant coordination services including RFP development. Through design implementation, we provide oversight of design criteria development and reviews, ensuring cohesive execution of the airport’s vision while balancing operational efficiency with revenue optimization and delivering an elevated passenger experience throughout the transformation.

Taste Takes Flight as the New Food Hall Opens at the Sunport

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We are thrilled to welcome our four concessionaires, who will elevate the passenger experience in our modernized and reimaged Sunport. The opening of this new food hall demonstrates the power of collaboration among our dedicated staff, managing partners, and passional restaurateurs who believed in our vision. We invite everyone to experience our beautiful new food hall and take a delicious journey through the Land of Enchantment.