Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

"PHX" redirects here. For other uses, see PHX (disambiguation).

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
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FAA airport diagram for PHX
IATA: PHX ICAO: KPHX FAA LID: PHX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Phoenix
Operator	Phoenix Airport System
Serves	Phoenix, Arizona
Hub for	Great Lakes Airlines US Airways
Coordinates	33°26′03″N 112°00′42″W
Website	[1]
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7L/25R 10,300 3,139 Concrete 7R/25L 7,800 2,377 Concrete 8/26 11,489 3,502 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 502,499 Passenger boardings 19,816,493 Passenger volume 39,891,193 Cargo tonnage 276,175
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Destinations with nonstop service from Phoenix

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX) is located in the city of Phoenix and is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Arizona.

Overview

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the central business district of Phoenix, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's main international airport and one of the largest aviation facilities in the American Southwest.

Sky Harbor has been operating under its current name since prior to 1935, when it was purchased by the city of Phoenix. In the 1950s it was serviced by four airline companies. Today, the airport is the third largest hub for Tempe-based US Airways, the third largest hub for Great Lakes Airlines and is also the third-largest focus city for Southwest Airlines, the airport's second largest operator. Since beginning service in 1982, Southwest has grown to capture more than 34 percent of the market share. Since 1990, Southwest traffic from PHX has increased more than 352 percent. US Airways and Southwest Airlines currently share Sky Harbor's Terminal 4, which handles about 75 percent of the traffic through the airport.

British Airways provides the airport's only service outside of North America to London-Heathrow, while US Airways and Hawaiian Airlines offer non-stop service outside the continental U.S. to Hawaii. US Airways is expected to begin nonstop service between Phoenix and Tokyo-Narita in 2012, which, if launched, would be the first nonstop route between Phoenix and Asia.

Federal Aviation Administration records show the airport had 20,315,544 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 20,591,906 enplanements in 2006.

In 2008, the airport served 39,891,193 passengers, making it the ninth busiest in the United States, and seventeenth busiest airport in the world, in terms of passengers. On a daily basis the airport handles 1,486 aircraft that arrive and depart, along with 108,887 passengers daily. Sky Harbor has grown so rapidly that Phoenix is in the process of utilizing Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa as a secondary airport.

Because of Phoenix's consistent wind patterns, Sky Harbor is one of the largest airports in the world with all runways running parallel.

Sky Harbor's private airplane area also serves as one of eight service centers for the Medevac airline Air Evac.

Terminals

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Several US Airways planes at Concourse A - Terminal 4

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport provides 121 aircraft gates throughout three Terminals (2, 3, 4). Terminal 1, the original terminal from 1952, was torn down in 1990. The airport administration states that the designation Terminal 1 has been "retired", and that it did not wish to renumber the other terminals since passengers were already familiar with the numbers in place.

Complete information on flights to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport can be found on the airport's Flights and Information Page.

Free wireless Internet access is available in all terminals.

Control Tower

Aerial view of the new control tower in the foreground, and the old control tower in the background, looking west.

A US Airways Boeing 757-200 and other aircraft in line for departure on Runways 7L and 7R.

The new Air Traffic Control Tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport began operations at midnight on January 14, 2007, and is currently the world's fifth tallest control tower standing at 326 feet high (99 meters) after Atlanta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Munich. The new tower stands just east of the Terminal 3 parking garage. The tower also houses the new Phoenix TRACON.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 has 12 Gates:

Terminal 2 opened in 1962. The only club is the Red Carpet Club, operated by United Airlines. The terminal was designed by Fred Weaver, FAIA, Dick Drover, AIA of the Phoenix architectural firm, Weaver & Drover, along with their senior staff member, Herman Jacobi. This terminal included a mural by French-American artist Paul Coze.

In November 2006, a Military and Veterans Hospitality Room was opened on the mezzanine level of Terminal 2 (in the space formerly occupied by the TWA Ambassadors Club). The Hospitality Room is sponsored by the Phoenix Military and Veterans Commission.

Terminal 3 and the control tower seen from Concourse A at Terminal 4

Barry M. Goldwater Terminal 4 entrance

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 has 16 Gates: 2, 4 - 7, 9, 15 - 20, 23 - 26

Terminal 3 opened in 1979, and had one club, the Crown Room Club, operated by Delta Air Lines. Designed by the Phoenix architectural firm, Drover, Welsh, and Lindlan [formerly Weaver & Drover]. The Crown Room Club in Phoenix permanently closed on April 30, 2008, due to cost cutting moves at Delta Air Lines.

US Airways Airbus A319 America West Heritage aircraft at Terminal 4.

Terminal 4 (Barry M. Goldwater Terminal)

Terminal 4 has 88 Gates: A1 - A14, A17 - A30, B1 (A,B,C) - B14, B15 (A,B,C) - B28, C1 - C20, D1 - D8

Terminal 4, opened in 1990, is named after former Arizona Senator and 1964 Presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater. There are three US Airways Clubs in Terminal 4: at gates A7, A19 and B5. British Airways also operates an Executive Club Lounge between gates B21 and B23. The terminal was originally built with four concourses: N2 and N3 on the north side and S3 and S4 on the south side. In 1994, the N4 International Concourse was opened, adding 10 new gates and a sterile walkway connecting it to the S4 concourse. In 1997, construction began on the 14-gate N1 concourse, for America West Airlines. It was completed in June 1998 at a cost of $50 million, completing the expansion of the north side of the terminal. On the south side of the terminal, construction began in 2002 on the eight-gate S2 concourse for Southwest Airlines. This project was completed in 2004 and features a different architectural design from the other six concourses. As of 2008, the S1 project is still in the preliminary phases of design. The project calls for an eight-gate facility comprising of a 38,500 sq ft (3,580 m²) passenger level and 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m²) apron. A later phase of this project may include a 47,000 sq ft (4,400 m²) basement. Additionally, a walkway connecting to the N1 concourse will be built. The city of Phoenix has not yet indicated who will occupy the new concourse.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
Aeroméxico	Hermosillo, Mexico City	4
Air Canada	Calgary [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson	4
AirTran Airways	Atlanta, Milwaukee [seasonal; resumes November 19]	3
Alaska Airlines	Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma	2
American Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami [resumes November 20]	3
British Airways	London-Heathrow	4
Continental Airlines	Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark	2
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental	2
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City	3
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines	Memphis	3
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines	Salt Lake City	3
Frontier Airlines	Denver, Milwaukee [begins November 3]	3
Great Lakes Airlines	Farmington, Page, Prescott [seasonal], Show Low	2
Hawaiian Airlines	Honolulu	3
JetBlue Airways	New York-JFK	3
Midwest Airlines	Milwaukee [ends November 2]	3
Midwest Connect operated by Republic Airlines	Milwaukee [ends November 2]	3
Northwest Airlines	Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul	3
Southwest Airlines	Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Burbank, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH), Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Milwaukee [begins November 1], Nashville, New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa	4
Sun Country Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul	3
United Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles	2
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines	Los Angeles, San Francisco	2
US Airways	Acapulco [seasonal], Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Burbank, Calgary [seasonal], Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton [seasonal], El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Fresno, Guadalajara, Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Kahului, Kansas City, Kona, Las Vegas, Lihue, Los Angeles, Manzanillo [seasonal], Mazatlán, Mexico City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montego Bay [seasonal; begins December 18], New York-JFK, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José (CR) [seasonal], San José del Cabo, Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Tucson [seasonal], Vancouver, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan	4
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines	Albuquerque, Austin, Bakersfield, Burbank, Calgary, Colorado Springs, Des Moines, Durango, Edmonton, El Paso, Flagstaff, Fresno, Grand Junction, Guadalajara, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Houston-Intercontinental, Kansas City, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Memphis, Monterey, Oakland, Omaha, Palm Springs, Puerto Vallarta, Reno/Tahoe, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana/Orange County, Santa Barbara, Telluride [seasonal], Tucson, Wichita, Yuma	4
WestJet Airlines	Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver [begins January 17], Winnipeg [all seasonal]	4

Airport Lounges

• Terminal 2 (United Airlines Red Carpet Club)
• Terminal 4 (British Airways Executive Club Lounge, US Airways Club (3 locations)

Ground transportation

As of January 2009, Valley Metro routes 13, 15 and 40 serve the airport. The METRO Light Rail has a stop at the nearby Washington at 44th Street station, and free shuttle service connect the station with the Airport terminals themselves. In the future, the Sky Harbor Airport Automated People Mover will take over this function.

Airport security

On 23 February 2007, Sky Harbor became the first airport to operationally use backscatter X-ray technologies for screening passengers. This technology allows screeners to tell if passengers are carrying hidden weapons, explosives or drugs by allowing them to see through passengers' clothing. For this reason, these devices, which are available both as freestanding equipment and mobile 'cameras' have been dubbed 'naked machines' by some civil rights advocates concerned that the devices essentially show screeners nude images of passengers and have been deployed without making passengers aware of this infringement on their privacy.

Military Facilities

PHX is also home to Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base and its host wing, the 161st Air Refueling Wing (161 ARW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Arizona Air National Guard. One of two flying units in the Arizona ANG, the 161 ARW currently flies the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. In addition to its domestic role as a National Guard unit, answering to the Governor of Arizona, the 161 ARW also performs both a stateside and overseas role as a USAF organization, supporting air refueling and air mobility missions worldwide.

Located on the south side of the airport, the current Sky Harbor ANGB is a comparatively new facility. As a result of growth and on-going expansion programs at PHX, a new ANG base was planned at the airport to replace a smaller, outmoded facility that stood in the way of airport construction. Plans were finally approved in 1995 and the new base was built during the latter part of that decade. The current Sky Harbor ANGB includes over 275,000 square feet of facilities, pavement, and infrastructure and is one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the Air National Guard.

Over 1000 Air National Guard personnel are assigned to the 161 ARW, consisting of a combination of full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) personnel, as well as part-time "traditional" air national guardsmen.

An Arizona ANG KC-135A with two Hawaii ANG F-4Cs in 1979.

Future Plans

• A new, 33 gate West Terminal for Southwest Airlines (including demolition of Terminal 2)
• Automated People Mover – Stage 2 (Stage 1 has been previously approved.)
  • Stage 1 (44th and Washington streets would shuttle travelers to Terminal 4 beginning in 2013) commenced construction in April 2008, expected to be completed by 2013. *in progress*
  • Stage 2 (second phase that stretches from 44th Street to Terminal 2 on the western end of the airport won't be ready until 2020.)
• Re-alignment of Sky Harbor Blvd. west of Terminal 3 *in progress*
• Improvements to the Terminal 4 International Concourse
• One more final concourse to Terminal 4 *in progress*
• Two new taxiways on the northwest end of the airport *in progress*
• Information:

See also

• 161st Air Refueling Wing

External links

• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Official site)
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at Arizona DOT
• Phoenix Military & Veterans Hospitality Room
• Sky Harbor Airport Parking
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KPHX
  • ASN accident history for PHX
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPHX
  • FAA current PHX delay information