ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sunport's newest direct flight is scheduled to take off this week, giving New Mexico residents another place to travel for the summer. Last year, the Sunport announced they were adding a direct flight to Nashville, Tennessee, operated by Southwest Airlines. Sunport announces nonstop daily flights between Albuquerque and DC-area At the time, the city said the route was something Southwest had worked on for a while to get to Albuqeurque. Flights to the music city are set to take off this Tuesday and will continue daily through at least August. According to the website, Nashville is the 17th city Southwest has a direct flight from the Sunport. ...read more read less