I've lived in ABQ most of my life so I am very familiar with the Sunport. One of things I like most about it is how well located it is and how easy it is to get in and out of. I can get from my house to the gate in less than 30 minutes (with some help from pre-check).

Parking is $10/day in the structure immediately in front of the terminal and $7/day in the long term lot right next to it. That lot is nice because it's right next to baggage claim, but you don't have to drive through the airport to get to it. There are offsite lots that are even cheaper.

Obviously ABQ is not a hub, so generally the only flights available are to the major hubs of each particular carrier. WN is the exception and has the most destinations direct from ABQ, but ABQ definitely benefited from the Wright Amendment and now that it's gone WN has gotten rid of a few flights. UA also seems to have downsized its ABQ operations dramatically in the last year or so, we lost our non-stop to IAD and they're down to one a day to LAX and SFO. Of the legacies, AA probably has the best service with 8x/day to DFW it's pretty easy to get a good connection from there. They also serve ORD and LAX. US serves PHX, and AS serves SEA and both count for AA status/miles. DL has a few a day to SLC and ATL and seasonal service to MSP.

The airport itself is pretty distinctive with it's southwestern design, you definitely won't forget your out west when your here. There are no lounges, (which isn't too surprising since the only airline that ever really connects here is WN), but there is a very nice observation deck upstairs, between the two main concourses, which is free to access.

In general public transit to the airport isn't very good. You can get downtown pretty easily (if your flight happens to get in when the buses are running), but that's about it. To get there from my house is three buses and would take an hour vs 10-15 minutes driving.

While I do wish we had a few more direct flights, the time you save getting to the airport and getting airside vs somewhere like DEN almost makes up for needing to connect.

Also, while SAF is usually more expensive, I've seen some flights pop up where, due to the dark arts of airline revenue management, it is actually cheaper. It doesn't hurt to search both. It also makes me feel like we're finally a real city now that we can check *two* different airports in the area for the best flights.