Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport[lower-alpha 1] (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX) is a civil–military public airport 3 miles (2.6 nmi; 4.8 km) east of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[3] It is Arizona's largest and busiest airport; among the largest commercial airports in the United States, PHX was the 8th-busiest airport in the United States and 22nd-busiest in the world in 2021.[5] The airport serves as a hub for American Airlines and a base for Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Phoenix Airport System | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Phoenix Metropolitan Area | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1928; 96 years ago (1928) | ||||||||||||||||||
Hub for | American Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 1,135 ft / 348 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°26′03″N 112°00′42″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | skyharbor | ||||||||||||||||||
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PHX Airport presently holds the distinction of being the busiest three runway airport in the entire world.[6]
The airport is also home to the 161st Air Refueling Wing (161 ARW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)–gained unit of the Arizona Air National Guard. The military enclave is known as the Goldwater Air National Guard Base. One of two flying units in the Arizona ANG, the 161 ARW flies the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. In addition to its domestic role as a National Guard unit, answering to the Governor of Arizona, the 161 ARW also performs both a stateside and overseas role as a USAF organization, supporting air refueling and air mobility missions worldwide.[7]