New Mexico Visitor's Guide
Access to Sandia's Albuquerque, New Mexico, site is limited to visitors with valid business purposes. Arrangements to visit Sandia must be made beforehand with a sponsoring Sandian.
If you think you have a valid reason to visit Sandia but do not have a contact person, email the Public Relations & Communications Center for assistance.
Directions
Sandia/New Mexico is located on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB), in southeastern Albuquerque.
Business visitors may enter KAFB by either the Gibson Boulevard or Wyoming Boulevard gates. If you are driving, you can easily find us by:
- proceeding east from I-25 on Gibson Boulevard, or
- proceeding south from I-40 on Wyoming Boulevard.
Bear right as you approach the gate and pull into the parking area to await your escort.
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Entering the Base
Your Sandia host must meet you at the gate and escort you during your entire time on base. You can contact your host from the guardhouse, or make other arrangements beforehand.
Vehicles cannot be left at the entrance gates. You will need the following documents to get a vehicle admittance pass at the guardhouse:
- Valid driver's license
- Proof of auto insurance or your rental car agreement
- Current vehicle registration or your rental car agreement
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Visitor badges
Your host will escort you to the Badge Office or other building to obtain a Sandia-issued badge. All visitors must wear a badge for the duration of their visit. You will need to present proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a driver's license or passport.
Your badge must be returned to your host or the Badge Office upon departure.
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Commercial deliveries
Commercial delivery or pickup is defined as bringing materials, equipment, and/or supplies onto Kirtland Air Force Base or taking them off base.
Deliveries/pickups should be made from 10 am to 2 pm, Monday through Friday. Drivers must enter through the Sandia contractor gate (south of the Eubank gate) and provide identification, and proof of registration and insurance. A Sandia host must schedule gate access in advance and escort you the entire time you are on base.
Deliveries/pickups that must be made from 8 to 10 am and 2 to 4 pm (Monday through Friday) may enter through the Kirtland gate. Be prepared to show two picture IDs, one of which must be federal/state issued. The Kirtland gate is on Gibson Boulevard, one block west of the Carlisle Gate.
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Gate hours
- Carlisle 5 am to 6 pm
- Eubank 6 am to 6 pm
- Eubank contractor gate weekdays, 10 am to 2 pm
- Gibson 5 am to 8 pm
- Kirtland 6 am to 6 pm
- Maxwell 24 hours
- Truman 24 hours
- Wyoming 24 hours
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Prohibited items
The Sandia National Laboratories workplace is drug-free and smoke-free (smoking is prohibited inside all buildings and in some outside areas). Additionally, visitors must not bring the items below onto Kirtland Air Force base or into Sandia's secure areas.
Prohibited on Kirtland Air Force Base:
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages
- Controlled substances (illegal drugs and associated paraphernalia)
- Explosives, flammables, radioactive materials, or chemicals
- Firearms, weapons, or incendiaries
- Any other items prohibited by law
Non-government owned items prohibited in Sandia's secure areas:
- Cellular telephones
- Computers or associated media
- Electronics equipped with a data exchange port used to connect to automated information system equipment
- Radio frequency transmitting equipment
- Recording devices (audio, video, optical, and data)
Questions? Contact your Sandia host.
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Additional information
If you have questions about visiting our New Mexico site, please contact the Sandia Webmaster.
For general information about Albuquerque, visit...
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