Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
IATA: PHX - ICAO: KPHX - FAA: PHX
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Phoenix
Serves Phoenix, Arizona
Elevation AMSL 1,135 ft (345.9 m)
Coordinates 33°26′03″N, 112°00′42″W
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
PHX redirects here. For other uses of PHX, see PHX (disambiguation).

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX) is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Phoenix, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. It is Arizona's main international airport and one of the largest aviation facilities in the American Southwest. Currently, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the eighth busiest airport in the United States in terms of traffic.

Sky Harbor has been operating under its unique 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 home base for Tempe-based US Airways, and is also the third-largest departure point 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.

In 2005, the airport served 41.2 million passengers, making it the eighth busiest in the United States[1], and fourteenth busiest airport in the world,[2] in terms of passengers. Currently, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the ninth busiest airport in the United States in terms of traffic, and the eighteenth in the world with 41,439,819 passengers passing through the airport in 2006; a 0.5% change from 2005. [3] On a daily basis the airport handles 1,498 aircraft that arrive and depart, along with 108,200 passengers daily. Sky Harbor has grown so rapidly that Phoenix is in the process of utilizing Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa as a secondary airport.

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

Contents

[edit] Terminals, airlines and destinations

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has three terminals, which are numbered 2, 3 and 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," similar to the number of a famous athlete, 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.

[edit] Control Tower

The new 335 ft. Control Towerwith the old one in the background
The new 335 ft. Control Tower
with the old one in the background

The new ATC tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport began operations at midnight on January 14, 2007, and is currently the world's third tallest control tower after Munich and Atlanta, standing at an outstanding 335 feet.

[edit] Terminal 2

Terminal 2, opened in 1962, provides 16 gates on 1 concourse (C, D, 1A, 2 - 5, 6A, 6B, 7 - 13), and the Red Carpet Club, operated by United Airlines.

[edit] Terminal 3

Terminal 3 opened in 1979 and provides 16 gates on 2 concourses, and the Crown Room Club, operated by Delta Air Lines.

[edit] North Concourse

The North Concourse of Terminal 3 has 10 Gates: 15 - 20, 23 - 26

[edit] South Concourse

The South Concourse of Terminal 3 has 6 Gates: 2, 4 - 7, 9

Barry M. Goldwater Terminal 4 entrance
Barry M. Goldwater Terminal 4 entrance

[edit] Terminal 4 (Barry M. Goldwater Terminal)

Terminal 4, opened in 1990 and named after former Arizona Senator and 1964 Presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater, provides 84 gates on 7 concourses. 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 B23-B25.

[edit] Concourse A

Concourse A has 28 Gates: A1 - A14, A17 - A30

  • US Airways (Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle/Tacoma)
    • US Airways operated by America West Airlines
      • Domestic and Transborder: (Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Boise, Boston, Burbank, Calgary, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton, El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford/Springfield, Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kahului, Kansas City, Kona, Las Vegas, Lihue, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Tucson, Vancouver, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan)
      • International: (Acapulco, Cancún, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, San José (CR))

[edit] Concourse B

British Airways Boeing 747-400 jet landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
British Airways Boeing 747-400 jet landing at
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Concourse B has 32 Gates: B1(A,B,C) - B14, B15(A,B,C) - B28

  • Aeroméxico (Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mexico City)
  • British Airways (London-Heathrow)
  • Mexicana (Guadalajara, Mexico City) [begins summer 2007]
  • US Airways (See Concourse A)
    • US Airways operated by America West Airlines (International arrivals, for departures see Concourse A)
    • US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (Farmington, Lake Havasu City [ends May 5, 2007] [4]])
    • US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Albuquerque, Aspen, Austin, Bakersfield, Burbank, Calgary, Carlsbad, Cedar City [begins June 1, 2007], Colorado Springs, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Durango, El Paso, Eugene, Flagstaff, Fresno, Grand Junction, Guadalajara, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Houston-Intercontinental, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Medford, Memphis, Monterey, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Palm Springs, Puerto Vallarta, Reno/Tahoe, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Telluride, Tucson, Vancouver, Wichita, Yuma)
  • WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg) [seasonal]

[edit] Concourse C

ATA Airlines Boeing 757-200 jet atPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
ATA Airlines Boeing 757-200 jet at
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Concourse C has 20 Gates: C1 - C20

  • ATA Airlines (Honolulu, Kahului)
  • Southwest Airlines (Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Burbank, Chicago-Midway, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Nashville, New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa)

[edit] Concourse D

Concourse D has 8 Gates: D1 - D8

[edit] Airport security

Sky Harbor is scheduled to become one of the first airports that uses Backscatter X-ray technologies for screening passengers. This technology allows screeners to tell if passengers are carrying hidden weapons 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[citation needed] 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.

[edit] Aircraft incidents

Sky Harbor has not had any major accidents occur at or near the airport. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which was flying from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, with an intermediate stop at Sky Harbor, crashed on takeoff in Detroit, killing all of the passengers – including a large number of Phoenix-area residents – except for a young girl.

[edit] References

  1. ^ North America's largest airports by number of passengers. Retrieved on September 12, 2006.
  2. ^ World's largest airports by number of passengers. Retrieved on September 12, 2006.
  3. ^ Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the 9th Busiest Airport in the United States
  4. ^ Sole Commercial Airline Leaves Lake Havasu

[edit] External links

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Metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona, the Valley of the Sun

Central City: Phoenix
Largest suburbs (over 100,000 inhabitants): Chandler • Gilbert • Glendale • Mesa • Peoria • Scottsdale • Surprise • Tempe
Other suburbs and towns (over 10,000 inhabitants): Anthem • Apache Junction • Avondale • Buckeye • Casa Grande • El Mirage • Eloy • Florence • Fountain Hills • Goodyear • Gold Canyon • Luke Air Force Base • Maricopa • New River • Paradise Valley • Queen Creek • Sun City • Sun City West • Sun Lakes
Smaller suburbs and towns (over 5,000 inhabitants): Black Canyon City • Carefree • Cave Creek • Coolidge • Gila Bend • Guadalupe • Litchfield Park • Superior • Tolleson • Wickenburg • Youngtown
Counties: Maricopa • Pinal • Yavapai

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