Man, it's hot in Phoenix -  not really much better in Denver either!  Why not take a quick trip! It's time to escape the heat... at a nice comfy cruising altitude, somewhere above FL180!  Load up your aircraft with passengers looking for a change of scenery during the dog days of summer!  ZAB ARTCC and ZDV ARTCC are staffing up to bring you a fully covered trip between KDEN and KPHX - or any other destination you may choose. Maybe get in those hours and make it a round trip between the two.  Just remember - no matter your destination - "check density altitude"!

See you in the friendly skies!

Preferred Routings:
[[1 is rnav, 2 is non-rnav]]
KDEN-KPHX:
(1a KPHX Landing East, 1b KPHX landing West)
1a. BAYLR4 HBU TENTS BRUSR1
1b. SOLAR4 DAAYE GUP EAGUL6
2. PIKES1 ALS GUP JESSE2


KPHX-KDEN:
(1a KDEN Landing South, 1b KDEN Landing North)
1a. MRBIL1 YOOPR OURAY PEEKK3
1b. MRBIL1 YOOPR OURAY LDORA2
2. SJN9 ABQ ALS LARKS9

Event Date: Friday 25-Jan-2019
Event Time: 2359z - 0359z (4:00PM P, 5:00PM M, 6:00PM C, 7:00PM E)

We are staffing up ZAB to marshal in those planes for the 2019 Waste Management Open Golf Tournament.  We will be staffing the usual Enroute and TRACON positions for ZAB and P50, as well as local facilities for KPHX and KSDL. 

Join the ZAB crew as we staff up to kick off the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta!

"From a small gathering of 13 balloons in 1972, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has grown to become the largest balloon event in the world. Held each year during the first week in October, the Balloon Fiesta attracts hundreds of thousands of guests to Balloon Fiesta Park to experience a nine-day extravaganza of color and excitement, celebrating the world's oldest aviation sport, ballooning. The event not only features hot air balloons but also the prestigious gas balloons."

Fly in to Albuquerque... We'll be staffing KABQ as the featured airport, with additional staffing at Double Eagle (KAEG) just a few miles west of KABQ.   Do you remember who has the right of way?

It's HOT outside! Our controllers are staying tucked away in the cold a/c of the radar room to provide you some scorching ATC Service!

Join as the sun dips quietly into the west Friday, July 20, 2018 for ZABs Hot Desert Nights FNO! We'll have staffing for our featured airport Phoenix Sky Harbor, where the average July temperature during the day is 104 and the average night time temperature is a cool 81! Have you checked density altitude?

Our event is being sponsored by FlightBeam Studios! 2 lucky pilots will win a free FlightBeam coupon, good for anyone of their high quality products.

To be entered into the give away, place "ENTRY/ZABFNO" anywhere in your flight plan remarks for a chance to win the FlightBeam scenery. One entry per person, and you must fly out of or into KPHX! Good luck!