Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
GPWS warning on visual approach to Runway 26. The weather was VFR; Visibility greater than 10 miles; clear skies and light turbulence. We were visually clear from terrain; and the terrain map was also showing us clear from terrain. Once we were aware of the GPWS warning we initiated a climb and the GPWS warning stop within 2 seconds. We continued the approach without further events.  I would suggest not making such a direct course on the visual to Runway 26. Go southwest over the terrain and then turn north for the base leg.
An Air Carrier on approach to ABQ Runway 26 received a momentary GPWS TERRAIN warning which ceased quickly after a climb was begun so the approach descent was continued to a successful landing.