Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
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The Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ( IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX ) in Phoenix is the most important of the four airports in the city and Arizona's main airport. He is one of the largest aviation hubs in the U.S. Southwest and is the 25 th of the busiest airports in the world (as of 2010). The Phoenix Airport is a few miles southeast of downtown. He has three start and runways and three terminals.
The General Aviation Terminal (GAT ) of the airport is among other things one of eight service centers for the Medevac airline Air Evac.
On the south side of the airport is located since August 1962, a range that the Air National Guard of the State of Arizona uses. There tanker aircraft the KC -135 Stratotanker of the 161st Air Refueling Wing (Air Refueling Squadron ) are currently stationed.
The airport offers all travelers free access to the Internet via Wi-Fi.
Airlines and destinations
Main company is U.S. Airways. In addition, Phoenix is an important hub for low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines. Numerous flights are operated to Mexico. The airport will not fly nonstop from German speaking countries, but with British Airways via London Heathrow or with any other party via Philadelphia or Washington.
Terminals
Opened in 1990, Terminal 4 is the most advanced and has by far the most passengers. It is named after the former Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater, and has 70 gates in seven sections. It is, if necessary, sufficient building area available for an eighth section. A new Tower ( Flight Control Station) was completed in 2006 and is 102 meters the tallest building of the airport.
The airport has terminals next to the demolished with the numbers 2 and 3 Terminal 1 from 1952 was the expansion of the airport. The Airport Authority numbered terminals not new to match the habits of the passengers. Terminal 2 was opened in 1962 and includes a section and 19 gates ( passenger walkways). Terminal 3, opened in 1979, comprises 23 passenger platforms, divided into two sections.
History
The airport is operated under its current name since 1935 after it was acquired by the city of Phoenix. In the 1950s, he was served by four airlines.
Future
In 2005, 41.2 million passengers frequented the airport. Because of the rapid growth of passenger east of Sky Harbor Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport location will be expanded in Mesa to also cleared flights with the aim of Phoenix. As a former Air Force Base airport is generally suitable for the landing of larger aircraft.
Incidents
On and near the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport so far, no major incidents were reported. On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport near Detroit (Michigan) to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana ( California ) with a stopover at the start of Phoenix in Detroit. All passengers except for a little girl were killed. A majority of the victims lived in and around Phoenix.
Airline lounges
- Red Carpet Club ( United Airlines ) in Terminal 2
- Crown Room Club (Delta Air Lines ) in Terminal 3
- U.S. Airways Club (U.S. Airways ) in Terminal 4, at the gates A7, A19 and B5.