Carlsbad FSS (CNM), New Mexico, 1978
Judy Radiker at the Inflight position
Carlsbad FSS (CNM), New Mexico, 1978
Judy Radiker at the TLSU (teletype line switching unit)
Submitted by Rose Kern
Albuquerque AFSS (ABQ), New Mexico, about 2005
Inflight frequency banks
Albuquerque AFSS (ABQ), New Mexico, 2007
Photos and information submitted by Rose Kern
Newly installed Lockheed Martin FS21 console positions on the operations floor
Lucretia Harper at the Lockheed Martin FS21 console position
Operations area. Albuquerque AFSS employees, left to right: Bill Baldwin (sitting), unknown technician (behind Bill), Randy Crawford, Tye Bjorkman, Don Kozlowski (sitting), Mike Strada, Al Youberg
Charles Andries working at one of the Lockheed Martin FS21 console positions
Albuquerque AFSS (ABQ), New Mexico
The original Albuquerque Flight Service Station (FSS) was commissioned April 1, 1931. The current Automated FSS (AFSS) opened June 28, 1991. Since that time it has consolidated and assumed the duties of the Flight Service Stations located in El Paso, TX (decommissioned August 31, 1993), Gallup and Las Vegas, NM, (decommissioned November 25, 1994), Deming, Tucumcari, and Truth or Consequences, NM (decommissioned March 31, 1995), and Carlsbad and Roswell, NM (decommissioned June 30, 1995).
The ABQ AFSS is responsible for providing services to the entire state of New Mexico as well as the Texas counties of El Paso, Hudspeth, and Culbertson. The Albuquerque Flight Watch area coincides with Albuquerque Center (ARTCC) boundaries and includes parts of Arizona, all of New Mexico and parts of West Texas.
Albuquerque AFSS (ABQ), New Mexico, between 2003-2006
Photos submitted by Rose Kern
A view of the Operations area
OASIS Supervisory console. From left to right are the OASIS monitors, ACD Call monitor (center), and security monitors far right.
ATCS specialist, Mark Leonard at the Flight Watch position
ATCS specialist Leroy Castellano
ATCS Supervisor Dennis Livesay
Far left are the OASIS preflight consoles lining the west wall. A walk-in pilot briefing counter can be seen at the far back of the room and the supervisory console on the right.
Preflight position. Left to right are Leroy Castellano (NOTAM), Michael Franco (Flight Data), and Cindy Willman at Inflight
May 1, 2005
Sitting at the OASIS consoles from front to back: Dave Edwards at Inflight, Leroy Castellano at Flight Data, and Frank Stuart at the Flight Watch position
A view of the Operations area. Along the back wall from left to right: Flight Watch, NOTAMs, Flight Data, and Inflight positions. In the foreground is the OASIS Supervisory console and far right are two banks of Preflight consoles.
Herman Pino
Lou Ann Toeppen
Inflight position. Far left are the frequency banks, OASIS monitors center, Service F Interphone to right of the monitors, ACD phone (black box), and Directional Finder (DF) equipment to far right.
Bruce Pertile at the Flight Data position
Cindy Williams using OASIS equipment
Dave Edwards
Dennis Detrow at the NOTAM position
Albuquerque AFSS Supervisor, Don Kozlowski (KZ)
Bill Baldwin at the Flight Data position and Charles Andres in the background working the Inflight position
Submitted by Rose Kern
Albuquerque AFSS (ABQ), New Mexico, 2005
Submitted by Rose Kern
Albuquerque AFSS (ABQ), New Mexico, about 2005
AFSS logo created by Albuquerque AFSS
Albuquerque FSS (ABQ), New Mexico, 1988
Although this photo was taken in 1988 shortly after construction, the facility remained empty until August of 1990 when administrative personnel moved in. The facility was not officially commissioned as an Automated FSS (AFSS) until June 28, 1991.
Submitted by Albuquerque AFSS
Albuquerque FSS (ABQ), New Mexico, date unknown
Albuquerque airport terminal building