Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
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IATA: PHX – ICAO: KPHX – FAA LID: PHX
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Phoenix | ||
| Operator | Phoenix Airport System | ||
| Serves | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,135 ft / 346 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 11,489 | 3,502 | Concrete |
| 7L/25R | 10,300 | 3,139 | Concrete |
| 7R/25L | 7,800 | 2,377 | Concrete |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 60 | 18 | Concrete |
| H2 | 60 | 18 | 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[1] | |||
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX) is located in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona and is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Arizona, followed by Tucson International Airport.
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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 the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's main international airport and the largest commercial airport 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 (American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, the original Frontier Airlines, and United Airlines). Today, the airport is the primary regional hub and Mexico gateway for Tempe-based US Airways (the airport’s largest operator), the third largest hub for domestic commuter, 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 Airlines has grown to capture more than 34% of the market share. Since 1990, Southwest Airlines traffic from Phoenix has increased more than 352%.
Both, US Airways and Southwest Airlines currently operate out of Sky Harbor's Terminal 4, which handles about 80% 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 United States to Hawaii. US Airways and Aeroméxico Connect offer non-stop service to cities in Mexico and US Airways, Air Canada, and WestJet offer non-stop service to parts of Canada, while US Airways alone, offers non-stop service to parts of Central America and Alaska. US Airways is expected to begin nonstop service between Phoenix and Tokyo-Narita in 2012 utilizing an Airbus A330 aircraft, which, if launched, would be the first nonstop route between Phoenix and Asia, but second proposed route to Asia; as back in 1989, America West Airlines offered a route to Nagoya, but was denied Government Approval because America West filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy which cancelled all Hawaii and Nagoya routes for the airline. America West instead offered one-stop service to Tokyo-Narita via Honolulu after they recovered from bankruptcy.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 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, in terms of passengers, today the airport is recorded as one of the top ten busiest airports in the world with a 90 million dollar daily economic impact. On a daily basis the airport handles over 1,485 aircraft that arrive and depart, along with 108,887 passengers daily, and more than 600 tons of cargo handled.
Because of Phoenix's consistent wind patterns, Sky Harbor is one of the largest airports in the world to have all runways running parallel (in the east-west direction).
Sky Harbor's private airplane area also serves as one of eight service centers for the Medevac airline Air Evac.
Control tower
The airport's current 326-foot (99-meter) tall air traffic control tower began operations on January 14, 2007. The tower stands just east of the Terminal 3 parking garage, and also houses the Phoenix TRACON. This is Sky Harbor's third control tower.
Terminals
The airport has over 120 aircraft gates in three Terminals (2, 3, 4). Terminal 1, the original terminal from 1952, was torn down in 1990 and replaced by a cell phone waiting lot. 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. Free wireless internet access is available in all terminals.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 has 9 gates (numbered unconsecutively 1-13 and two additional lettered gates C & D) and three parking slots. It was designed by the Phoenix architectural firm, Weaver & Drover and opened in 1962. This terminal includes a mural by French-American artist Paul Coze. In November 2006, a Military and Veterans Hospitality Room, sponsored by the Phoenix Military and Veterans Commission, was opened in Terminal 2.
Terminal 3
Terminal 3 opened in 1979 and has 17 gates, separated into two concourses by a central building outside of security. The south concourse houses gates 2–9 and the north concourse houses gates 15-26. Its only lounge - Delta's Crown Room Club - was closed on April 30, 2008.
Terminal 4 (Barry M. Goldwater Terminal)
Terminal 4 has more than 90 gates, divided into seven satellite concourses connected behind security. Three northern concourses (gates A1-A14, A17-A30, B1-B14) serve US Airways and US Airways Express exclusively. The northeastern concourse "B" houses the international gates (B23-B28). The three southern concourses (gates C1-C10, C11-C20, D1-D8) serve Southwest Airlines exclusively.
The terminal, opened in 1990, is named after former Arizona Senator and 1964 Presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater. 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,[2] 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 what carrier will occupy the new concourse.
Airlines and destinations
- Note: International flights arrive at Terminal 4, Int'l Concourse B regardless of the airline's departure terminal.
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal-Concourse |
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| Aeroméxico Connect | Hermosillo, Mexico City | 4 - Int'l B |
| Air Canada | Year-Round: Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Calgary, Montréal-Trudeau [begins November 6][3] |
4 - Int'l B |
| AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Milwaukee [seasonal] | 3 - North |
| Alaska Airlines | Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma | 2 |
| American Airlines | Chicago-O’Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami | 3 - South |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow | 4 - Int'l B |
| Continental Airlines | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | 2 |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental | 2 |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City | 3 - North |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Memphis, Salt Lake City | 3 - North |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City | 3 - North |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver, Milwaukee | 3 - North |
| Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines | Denver | 3 - North |
| Great Lakes Airlines | Farmington, Page, Show Low | 2 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Honolulu | 3 - South |
| JetBlue Airways | Boston [begins September 2][4], New York-JFK | 3 - South |
| Southwest Airlines | Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Boston [begins September 7][5], Buffalo, Burbank, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH), Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Fort Lauderdale [begins November 7][6], Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tulsa | 4 - C & D |
| Sun Country Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal] | 3 - North |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O’Hare, Denver, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles | 2 |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco | 2 |
| US Airways | Year-Round: Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Burbank, Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago-O’Hare, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fresno, Guadalajara, Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kahului, Kansas City, Kona, Las Vegas, Lihue, Los Angeles, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Santa Ana/Orange County, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Tampa, Tucson, Vancouver, Washington-Reagan Seasonal: Acapulco, Ixtapa/Zihuantanejo, Manzanillo, Montego Bay, San José de Costa Rica |
4 - A, B, & Int’l B |
| US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Year-Round: Albuquerque, Austin, Bakersfield, Burbank, Calgary, Des Moines, Durango, Edmonton, El Paso, Flagstaff, Fresno, Grand Junction, Guadalajara, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Mazatlán, Memphis, Monterey, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Palm Springs, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San José del Cabo, San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana/Orange County, Santa Barbara, Tucson, Yuma Seasonal: Ixtapa/Zihuantanejo, Telluride |
4 - B & Int’l B |
| WestJet | Year-Round: Calgary Seasonal: Edmonton, Regina [begins December 18][7], Saskatoon [begins December 17][8], Vancouver, Winnipeg |
4 - Int'l B |
Other Services
- Swift Air[9]
- Cargo and passenger charters
Cargo terminal
20% of Sky Harbor's cargo is shipped through individual passenger airlines and 80% is shipped via the following:
- ABX Air
- Ameriflight
- Astar Air Cargo
- Capital Cargo International Airlines
- Empire Airlines[10]
- FedEx Express
- FedEx Feeder operated by Corporate Air
- Swift Air
- UPS Airlines
* Sky Harbor's cargo terminal is located on the southwestern end of the airport near the Medevac and Air Evac terminal.
Airport development
- A new 33 gate Terminal west of the current Terminal 2 *scheduled to be built after the conclusion of the Sky Train; when airlines demand warrants*.[11][12]
- Phoenix Sky Train:
- Phase one, currently under construction, runs from the 44th and Washington streets and will shuttle travelers to the East Economy Lot and on to Terminal 4. Phase one opening is expected to be complete some time in 2013. *in progress*
- Phase two will continue on from Terminal 4 to Terminals 3 and the future Terminal 2 replacement terminal and will end at the consolidated rental-car center just west of the airport. Phase two is not expected to be open any earlier than 2020.
- One more final concourse addition to Terminal 4, making Terminal 4 an 8-concourse Terminal. *in progress*[11]
- Taxiway R between taxiways C and D is closed until around October 2010 for the construction of the new PHX Sky Train.
- For further information regarding Sky Harbor development, please refer to:[9]
- For further information regarding the PHX Sky Train, please refer to:[10]
Airline lounges
- Terminal 2:
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- United Airlines Red Carpet Club
- Terminal 3:
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- Delta Air Lines Crown Room Club [closed April 30, 2008]
- Terminal 4:
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- British Airways Executive Club Lounge
- US Airways Club (3 locations)
Incidents and Accidents Involving Sky Harbor
- On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 flying from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, MI to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA, with an intermediate stop at Sky Harbor, crashed on take-off in Detroit killing all but one passenger on board.
- On August 28, 2002, America West Airlines flight 794, an Airbus A320 veered off the side of the runway onto the dirt infield and lost its nose gear due to the pilot failing to maintain directional control. Some passengers sustained minor injuries.
- On July 10, 2009, British Airways flight 288, a Boeing 747-400 bound for London Heathrow Airport filled with smoke just before gate push-back, causing all passengers and crew to evacuate the plane. A few days later, a British Airways maintenance crew was sent to Phoenix to investigate the problem. No problems were ever revealed. No serious injuries or fatalities occurred.
- On July 18, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A319 bound for McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas from Phoenix had to turn around and land back in Phoenix because the aircraft's landing gear bay doors wouldn't shut which caused hydraulic issues. There were no injuries.
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 February 23, 2007, Sky Harbor became the first airport to operationally use backscatter X-ray technologies for screening passengers.[13] 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[14] 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.[15]
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.[16]
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.
See also
- 161st Air Refueling Wing
References
- ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for PHX (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ↑ Project Profile
- ↑ http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=1805048351&view=13213-0&Start=0&htm=0
- ↑ http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/05/18/jetblue_adds_boston_phoenix_flights/
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ [6]
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 [7]
- ↑ [8]
- ↑ Powerful X-ray machine debuts in Phoenix: ‘Backscatter’ visually strips off clothing, to be used on voluntary basis, Associated Press story on MSNBC.msn.com, February 23, 2007, accessed on June 28, 2007.
- ↑ "Getting Naked for Big Brother", Wired, by Kim Zetter, May 17, 2004, link accessed 28 June 2007.
- ↑ http://www.161arw.ang.af.mil/
- ↑ http://www.161arw.ang.af.mil/resources/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=14111
External links
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, official site
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) at Arizona DOT airport directory
- Phoenix Military & Veterans Hospitality Room
- Sky Harbor Airport Parking
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 23 Sep 2010
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PHX, effective 23 Sep 2010
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KPHX
- ASN accident history for PHX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPHX
- FAA current PHX delay information
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