Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
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| IATA: PHX – ICAO: KPHX – FAA: PHX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Phoenix | ||
| Operator | Phoenix Airport System | ||
| Serves | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Coordinates | |||
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| 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 (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 555,256 | ||
| Passenger boardings | 20,315,544 | ||
| Passenger volume | 41,439,819 | ||
| Cargo tonnage | 286,798 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
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.
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[edit] Overview
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Phoenix, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[1] 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 ninth busiest airport in the United States in terms of traffic.
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 primary hub for Tempe-based US Airways, the third largest hub for Great Lakes Airlines 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. US Airways and Southwest Airlines currently share Sky Harbor's Terminal 4, which handles about 75 percent of the traffic through the airport.[2]
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.
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.[3]
In 2006, the airport served 41,439,819 passengers, making it the eighth busiest in the United States[4], and eighteenth busiest airport in the world,[5] in terms of passengers. City of Phoenix officials have estimated that Sky Harbor also served 42 million passengers in 2007, and that they anticipate serving 50 million passengers by 2015.[6] 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.
In March, 2009, the airport was host to a Qatar Airways Airbus A340 jet as well as to a Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747 [2].
[edit] Terminals, airlines and destinations
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.
For complete information on flights to and from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, please see the airport's Flights and Information Page[3].
Free wireless Internet access is available in all terminals.
[edit] Control Tower
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 after Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Munich and Atlanta, at 326 feet (99 m). The new tower stands just east of the Terminal 3 parking garage. The tower also houses the new Phoenix TRACON.
[edit] Terminal 2
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. The Hospitality Room is sponsored by the Phoenix Military and Veterans Commission.
Terminal 2 has 17 Gates: (C, D, 1A, 1B, 2 - 5, 6A, 6B, 7 - 13)
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines | Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma |
| Continental Airlines | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines |
Houston-Intercontinental |
| Great Lakes Airlines | Page, Show Low |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines |
Los Angeles |
[edit] Terminal 3
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.
Terminal 3 has 16 Gates: 2, 4 - 7, 9, 15 - 20, 23 - 26
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Milwaukee [seasonal] |
| American Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami [ends June 10] |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines |
Salt Lake City |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines |
Salt Lake City |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Honolulu |
| JetBlue Airways | New York-JFK |
| Midwest Airlines | Milwaukee |
| Northwest Airlines | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines |
Memphis |
| Sun Country Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
[edit] Terminal 4 (Barry M. Goldwater Terminal)
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[7], 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.[8] 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.
Terminal 4 has 88 Gates: A1 - A14, A17 - A30, B1 (A,B,C) - B14, B15 (A,B,C) - B28, C1 - C20, D1 - D8
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Hermosillo |
| Air Canada | Calgary [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| 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), 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 |
| US Airways | Acapulco, Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Burbank, Cabo San Lucas, Calgary [seasonal], Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Edmonton [seasonal], El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, 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, New York-JFK, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San José (CR), Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Tucson [seasonal], Vancouver, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan |
| US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines |
Austin, Bakersfield, Burbank, Cabo San Lucas, Calgary, Colorado Springs, Denver, Des Moines, Durango, Edmonton [begins May 10], El Paso, Flagstaff, Fresno, Grand Junction, Guadalajara, Guaymas, Hermosillo, Houston-Intercontinental, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Memphis, Monterey, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Palm Springs, Puerto Vallarta, Reno/Tahoe, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana/Orange County, Santa Barbara, Telluride, Tucson, Wichita, Yuma |
| WestJet [seasonal] | Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg |
[edit] Airport Lounges
- Terminal 2 (United Airlines Red Carpet Club)
- Terminal 4 (British Airways Executive Club Lounge, US Airways Club (3 locations))
[edit] Possible new airline service
As of 2008, Phoenix was in the process of negotiating a deal with Emirates Airlines that could possibly bring service from Phoenix to Dubai by 2009 or 2010.[9].
Lufthansa has stated reopening its route to Phoenix is on the agenda. The city is also in discussions with the airline about reopening the route.[10][4]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Airport security
On 23 February 2007, Sky Harbor became the first airport to operationally use backscatter X-ray technologies for screening passengers.[11] 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[12] 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] Military Facilities
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PHX is also home to Phoenix Air National Guard Base and the 161st Air Refueling Wing (161 ARW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Arizona Air National Guard flying the KC-135R Stratotanker.
[edit] Aircraft accidents and 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] Future Plans
- A new, 33 gate West Terminal (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.
- 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 & two new taxiways
- Improvements to the Terminal 4 International Concourse
- One more final concourse to Terminal 4
- Information:[13]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for PHX (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ USA Today
- ^ FAA Passenger Boarding Data
- ^ North America's largest airports by number of passengers. Retrieved on September 12, 2006.
- ^ World's largest airports by number of passengers. Retrieved on September 12, 2006.
- ^ City of Phoenix airport statistics
- ^ Project Profile
- ^ http://www.huntconstructiongroup.com/news/pdf/Landmarks_0501.pdf
- ^ Phoenix hoping to attract international flight on Dubai's Emirates airline - Phoenix Business Journal:
- ^ Lufthansa may reopen Phoenix gateway - ATW Online:
- ^ 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, 23 February 2007, accessed on 28 June 2007.
- ^ "Getting Naked for Big Brother", Wired, by Kim Zetter, 17 May 2004, link accessed 28 June 2007.
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0614ar-airporttrain14-ON.html
[edit] External links
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Official site)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at Arizona DOT
- Coordinates:
- Phoenix Military & Veterans Hospitality Room
- Sky Harbor Airport Parking
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 09 April 2009
- 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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