Southwest Airlines flight WN-4454 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 9th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Lubbock, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, was diverted due to a lavatory smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Route 66 Casino, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 16th.
The plane was trying to land at the Double Eagle II Airport in Albuquerque but could not make it. Two people were aboard at the time, including pilot Michael Vavrek, 68, and his wife Judy Vavrek, 67; both were killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-195 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 24th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Austin, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1839 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to San Diego, California, was diverted after an unidentified odor was noticed in the aft cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-nine passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Horizon Air flight QX-2794 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on April 28th.
The plane took off for Albuquerque, New Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3562 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on March 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Phoenix, Arizona, to Dallas Love, Texas, had to divert due to a strange odour, unusual heat, and electrical smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 140 people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1185 had to return and make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on March 10th.
The Boeing 757-200 flying to Atlanta, Georgia, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A small plane crashed in San Juan County, Utah, on February 22nd.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting four people from Grand Junction, Colorado, to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
All four occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of accident is being investigated.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1686 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted after the crew noticed an odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-116 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas Love Field, Texas, on June 16th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Albuquerque, New Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1353 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, was on final approach when the captain declared a medical emergency saying, “We’ve got an issue with one of the pilots.”
The plane continued for a safe landing. Emergency services performed CPR on the first officer, however, could not save his life.
The deceased first officer was identified as William “Mike” Grubbs, 58.
The incident is being investigated.
American Airlines flight AA-1693 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 27th.
The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines and decided to divert to Albuquerque.
The plane landed safely. All 178 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Air Canada Rouge flight 1849 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 19.
The Airbus A319 plane, en-route from Toronto, Canada, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were131 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in hotels and were transported to their destination next day in a replacement aircraft.
United Airlines flight UA1614 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 6.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, heading from Houston, Texas to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the co-pilot fell unconscious.
The plane, carrying around 250 passengers, landed uneventfully.
The co-pilot was immediately shifted to hospital.
Southwest Flight 947 had to make an unscheduled landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the evening of February 20.
The plane took off from Love Field in Dallas and was heading to Las Vegas when a passenger apparently had a heart attack.
The flight attendants and a passenger physician helped the sick passenger until the plane safely landed in New Mexico. Ground crews then took him for further medical treatment.
The plane resumed its journey shortly afterwards.
Delta Airlines flight 81 had to make an emergency landing on Christmas night, at Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Boeing 767, en-route from Atlanta to Los Angeles, was diverted after the pilot reported a ‘security threat’ due to a disruptive passenger on-board.
The plane, carrying more than 200 passengers, landed shortly after 6 p.m. The police escorted the unruly passenger out of the plane.
The flight was able to take off again after around 90 minutes.
According to Airport spokesperson Daniel Jiron, the man was not charged but was not allowed to board the flight again.
