| Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway Sandia Peak Ski Area | |
|---|---|
 New 2016 tram car | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Character | Recreational |
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 35°11′26″N 106°28′46″W / 35.19056°N 106.47944°W |
| Termini | Albuquerque Sandia Peak |
| No. of stations | 2 |
| Open | May 7, 1966 |
| Website | sandiapeak.com |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Sandia Peak Ski Co. |
| Operator | Sandia Peak Ski Co. |
| Trips daily | 10,050 tram trips/year |
| Fare | $33 Adult roundtrip |
| Technical features | |
| Aerial lift type | Double Reversible Jigback Aerial Tramway |
| Manufactured by | Bell Engineering |
| Line length | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| No. of support towers | 2 |
| No. of cables | 7 |
| Cable diameter | Cable diameter 4 x 40mm lock coil track cables, 2 x 32 mm stranded haul cable , 1x 18 mm stranded Emergency Cable |
| Installed power | 600 HP DC electric winch; Ford industrial engine (evacuation drive) |
| Operating speed | 20 ft/s (13.6 mph; 21.9 km/h) |
The Sandia Peak Tramway is an aerial tramway, adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak, on the ridge line of the Sandia Mountains[1] and has the world's third longest single span.[2] It is the longest aerial tram in the Americas, and was the longest in the world from 1966 until being surpassed in 2010 by the Wings of Tatev in Armenia.[citation needed]
- ^ The upper station of the tramway is at a point on the main crest of the Sandia Mountains at elevation 10,378 feet (3,163 m), about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Sandia Crest, the high point of the range. The operators of the Tramway term this point "Sandia Peak"; but this is not an official name, and it is not a "peak" in the sense of having any topographic prominence.
- ^ "Sandia Peak Tramway factsheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2016.