| Phoenix Goodyear Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: GYR – ICAO: KGYR – FAA LID: GYR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Phoenix | ||
| Serves | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Location | Goodyear, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 968 ft / 295 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 8,500 | 2,591 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 188,015 | ||
| Based aircraft | 198 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Phoenix Goodyear Airport (IATA: GYR, ICAO: KGYR, FAA LID: GYR), formerly known as Goodyear Municipal Airport, is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Goodyear, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[1]
The facility was originally constructed during World War II as a naval air facility known as NAF Litchfield Park, then upgraded to naval air station status and renamed NAS Litchfield Park. Its primary role following the end of World War II was that of storage and preservation of obsolete or excess U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard aircraft. In 1968, all Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard aircraft preservation and storage was consolidated at the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center (MASDC) at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson and NAS Litchfield Park was slated for closure.
Following the closure of NAS Litchfield Park in 1968, the city of Phoenix purchased the airport as a general aviation reliever airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airport is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.
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Phoenix Goodyear Airport covers an area of 789 acres (319 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (3/21) measuring 8,500 x 150 ft (2,591 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 188,136 aircraft operations, an average of 515 per day: 93% general aviation, <1% scheduled commercial, 5% military and 1% air taxi. There are 198 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single engine, 11% multi-engine, 16% jet aircraft and <1% helicopters.[1]
The airfield is home to several private companies offering aircraft maintenance and commercial pilot training:
Both of these flight training schools, while regulated by the FAA and operating under their regulations, train students to JAA requirements as required for Europe.