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Making a quick trip to New Mexico鈥檚 best-known bat cave and limestone cavern just got a little easier.

Contour Airlines, one of the Albuquerque International Sunport鈥檚 newest airlines, is launching daily nonstop service between Albuquerque and Carlsbad, Sunport officials shared on Friday. The service, which will offer one round-trip flight per day, begins Sunday.

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited about the partnership and excited for both Albuquerque and Carlsbad and just working on giving all of our travelers in New Mexico all the options they can get,鈥� said Daniel Jiron, associate director of Albuquerque鈥檚 Aviation Department.

The new service marks the debut of Contour Airlines at the Sunport, bringing the Albuquerque airport鈥檚 airline partners to eight.

Contour is a of Tennessee-based Contour Aviation. The company started as a private jet charter company in 1982 and is now the largest Part 135 charter operator in the Southeast. are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to provide on-demand, nonscheduled commercial flights.

Contour is now one of two commuter airlines the Sunport is partnered with, including Advanced Air. Commuter airlines generally provide in-state routes, Jiron said.

Advanced Air previously offered flights to Carlsbad with a nine-seat aircraft. Contour is taking over Advanced Air鈥檚 route and will use a 30-seat jet.

Advanced Air was offering the route under a contract with the city of Carlsbad and the federal government, as a part of the government鈥檚 . Jiron said the program subsidizes airlines 鈥渢o ensure small communities have access to air service.鈥�

Once Advanced Air鈥檚 contract with the city was up, Carlsbad began accepting bids from other airlines. With Contour and its larger aircraft, the city will have access to 12 weekly flights, which include daily service to Albuquerque and five days per week to Denver, according to Contour鈥檚 vice president of customer service, Susan Skees.

鈥淲e have built a schedule designed to support both business and leisure travelers,鈥� Skees wrote in an email. 鈥淲e are proud to serve southeastern New Mexico and look forward to building strong relationships throughout the region.鈥�

The contract between Contour and Carlsbad is for four years.

The Sunport embraced the new partnership, Jiron said, adding it鈥檚 鈥渁lways a good thing鈥� for the airport to diversify its carriers and strengthen connectivity across the state.

Jiron said expanding the Sunport鈥檚 partnership with the airline to add more routes and services is a possibility for the future.

鈥淲e hope that this can turn into a larger partnership,鈥� Jiron said.

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.