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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Phoenix · United States · America/Phoenix

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3Runways
11,489Longest (ft)
1,135Elevation (ft)
91Route Records
24Airline Records
UTC-7Timezone
123Mapped Stands
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Route Intelligence

45Well Connected
Shortest route
TUSTucson International Airport177.5 km
American Airlines
Longest route
LHRLondon Heathrow Airport8,462.6 km
Iberia Airlines
Nearest international
HMOGeneral Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport491.3 km
AeroMéxico
Longest international
LHRLondon Heathrow Airport8,462.6 km
American Airlines
Longest domestic
LIHLihue Airport4,787.6 km
American Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

45/100

Well Connected

Destinations served91 destinations
Airline diversity24 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

07L/25R10,300 ftAsphaltLIT
07R/25L7,800 ftConcreteLIT
08/2611,489 ftConcreteLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
38
medium-haul
47
long-haul
5
ultra-long-haul
1

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
AZAMesa Gateway Airport35.5 km
Nearest same country
AZAMesa Gateway Airport35.5 km
Nearest international
NOGNogales International Airport264 km
Farthest airport
RRGSir Charles Gaetan Duval Airport18,426.4 km
Within 500 km: 51 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 153 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 462 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1AZAMesa Gateway Airport35.5 kmM
2LUFLuke Air Force Base36.7 kmM
3PRCPrescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field140.7 kmM
4DMADavis Monthan Air Force Base175.8 kmM
5TUSTucson International Airport177.5 kmL
6FLGFlagstaff Pulliam Airport192 kmM
7SOWShow Low Regional Airport206.3 kmM
8INWWinslow Lindbergh Regional Airport212.2 kmM
9OLSNogales International Airport249.3 kmM
10HIILake Havasu City Airport250.9 kmM

ATC Frequencies16

A/D319-057° 7500' AND ABOVE119.2 MHz
A/D319-057° BELOW 7500'120.7 MHz
A/D139-191° BELOW 8500'123.7 MHz
A/D192-263° 7500-12500'124.1 MHz
A/D058-118° BELOW 10,500'124.9 MHz
A/D119-138° ABOVE 14,500'126.8 MHz
A/D340-079° ABOVE 5500' INITIAL CONTACT128.65 MHz
ATISATIS127.575 MHz
CLDCLNC DEL118.1 MHz
GNDNORTH119.75 MHz
GNDSOUTH132.55 MHz
POSTANG COMD POST140 MHz
RDOPRESCOTT RDO122.2 MHz
TWRRWAY 08-26118.7 MHz
TWRRWAY 07-25120.9 MHz
UNICUNICOM122.95 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
88
319
85
73W
60
321
50
CRJ
33
CR9
26
73C
23
738
21
73H
19
757
16

Live Departures & Arrivals25

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N623FBAS501,875 ft
ASI176Unknown type6,550 ft
DAL2698BCS38,575 ft
N486LPPIAT3,750 ft
N490LPPIAT4,100 ft
N480LPPIAT6,475 ft
ASI934Unknown type6,600 ft
ASI67C1727,425 ft
FFT2084A20NOn ground
FFT1439A20NOn ground

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Airbus A220-371 at Salt Lake City Int'l Airport - KSLCPhoto: Orlando Suarez via JetPhotosPipistrel Alpha Trainer at Buckeye Municipal Airport - KBXKPhoto: Jeremy D. Dando via JetPhotosPipistrel Alpha Trainer at Glendale Municipal Airport - KGEUPhoto: Jeremy D. Dando via JetPhotosBoeing 707-138B at Marana Pinal Air Park - KMZJPhoto: Mike Head via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset24

AMAeroMéxico
ACAir Canada
AFAir France
FLAirTran Airways
ASAlaska Airlines
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
BABritish Airways
DLDelta Air Lines
AYFinnair
F9Frontier Airlines
ZKGreat Lakes Airlines
HAHawaiian Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
B6JetBlue Airways
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
WNSouthwest Airlines
NKSpirit Airlines
SYSun Country Airlines
USUS Airways
UAUnited Airlines
VSVirgin Atlantic Airways
Y4Volaris
WSWestJet

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Airport HistoryEst. 1928

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport traces its roots to 1928, when private investors built a small airfield called 'Sky Harbor' on farmland outside the city; the City of Phoenix purchased it in 1935 and has operated it as a municipal airport ever since. It grew through the postwar era and became the hub of America West Airlines, founded in 1983, whose subsequent mergers — into US Airways in 2005 and then American Airlines in 2013 — cemented Sky Harbor's status as a major American Airlines hub. Today it is the busiest airport in Arizona and one of the busiest in the United States, served by an automated Sky Train linking its terminals to Metro light rail.

✦Began life in 1928 as a privately built airfield on farmland — the exact origin story behind the name 'Sky Harbor' is disputed among local historians, with more than one version in circulation.
✦Has been run by the City of Phoenix continuously since 1935, one of the longer unbroken municipal-airport operating histories in the US.
✦Was the birthplace hub of America West Airlines (1983), whose successive mergers eventually folded it into American Airlines.
✦Its PHX Sky Train, introduced starting 2013, is an automated people mover connecting terminals to the Valley Metro light rail system.
✦Is the busiest airport in Arizona and one of the busiest in the United States by passenger volume.
1928
Sky Harbor airfield built

Private investors build a small airfield on farmland outside Phoenix and name it 'Sky Harbor.'

1935
City of Phoenix purchases the airport

The City of Phoenix buys the privately built airfield, beginning continuous municipal ownership and operation that continues today.

1952
Postwar terminal expansion

New terminal facilities open as commercial air travel booms after WWII, with further terminal buildings following through the 1960s and '70s.

1983
America West Airlines founded, hubs at Sky Harbor

America West Airlines is founded and establishes its hub at Phoenix Sky Harbor, driving a major expansion in the airport's traffic through the 1980s and '90s.

1990
Terminal 4 opens

Terminal 4 opens, becoming the airport's largest and eventually its busiest terminal, still the primary terminal today.

2005
America West merges with US Airways

America West Airlines and US Airways merge, with the combined carrier keeping the US Airways name; Phoenix remains a major hub for the merged airline.

2013
US Airways merges into American Airlines

US Airways merges with American Airlines, and PHX Sky Train, an automated people mover linking terminals with rental-car and light-rail facilities, begins phased operation the same year; Sky Harbor continues today as a major American Airlines hub.

Operator
City of Phoenix Aviation Department1935 – presentContinuously municipally owned and operated since the city's 1935 purchase of the airfield.

Editorial content compiled from public records (City of Phoenix Aviation Department history materials, Wikipedia, and aviation trade press). The precise origin story of the 'Sky Harbor' name is explicitly disputed among sources and is presented here as a naming tradition with more than one version, not as settled fact.