Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport - wikipedia Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport `` PHX '' redirects here. For other uses, see PHX ( disambiguation ). `` Sky Harbor '' redirects here. For other similarly named airports, see Sky Harbor Airport. Not to be confused with Phoenix - Mesa Gateway Airport. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport IATA : PHX ICAO : KPHX FAA LID : PHX WMO : 72278 Summary Airport type Public / Military Owner City of Phoenix Operator Phoenix Airport System Serves Phoenix metropolitan area Location Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Hub for American Airlines Ameriflight Focus city for Boutique Air Southwest Airlines Elevation AMSL 1,135 ft / 346 m Coordinates 33 ° 26 ′ 03 '' N 112 ° 00 ′ 42 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.43417 ° N 112.01167 ° W ﻿ / 33.43417 ; - 112.01167 Coordinates : 33 ° 26 ′ 03 '' N 112 ° 00 ′ 42 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.43417 ° N 112.01167 ° W ﻿ / 33.43417 ; - 112.01167 Website www.skyharbor.com Maps FAA airport diagram PHX Location within Arizona / United States PHX PHX ( the US ) Show map of Arizona Show map of the US Show all 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 Statistics ( 2017 ) Aircraft operations 430,968 Passenger volume 43,921,670 Source : Federal Aviation Administration Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ( IATA : PHX, ICAO : KPHX, FAA LID : PHX ) is a civil - military public airport 3 miles ( 2.6 nmi ; 4.8 km ) southeast of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona 's largest and busiest airport, and among the largest commercial airports in the United States. In 2017, PHX served 43,921,670 passengers, making it the forty - first busiest airport in the world. It handles more than 1,200 aircraft operations a day, 120,000 passengers and more than 800 tons of cargo. Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) records show that the airport had 21,185,440 commercial passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in calendar year 2017 and 20,896,265 in 2016. The airport serves as the sixth - largest hub for American Airlines with over 300 daily departures to 91 destinations in 4 countries. American carries nearly 46 % of all PHX passengers as of December 2017 ( more than 20 million passengers ) and employs nearly 9,500 people, making it the airport 's largest carrier. The airport also serves as one of the largest operating bases for Southwest Airlines with 188 daily departures to 53 cities across the United States. Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 2.1 Runways 2.2 ATC Tower 3 Terminals 3.1 Terminal 2 3.2 Terminal 3 ( John S. McCain III Terminal ) 3.3 Terminal 4 ( Barry M. Goldwater Terminal ) 4 Airlines and destinations 4.1 Passenger 4.2 Cargo 5 Statistics 5.1 Top destinations 5.2 Annual traffic 5.3 Airline Market Share 6 Airport development 6.1 PHX Sky Train 6.2 Other projects 7 Airline lounges 8 Ground transportation 9 Accidents and incidents 10 Air National Guard base 11 In popular culture 12 See also 13 References 14 External links History Aerial view of the new control tower in the foreground, and the old control tower in the background, with Terminal 3 in between, looking southwest Sky Harbor 's control tower with downtown Phoenix in the background with a plane landing on runway 8 Sky Harbor Airport 's unique name was conceived by J. Parker Van Zandt, the owner of Scenic Airways, in 1928. However, the reasoning for the name is apparently unknown. Scenic Airways collapsed in 1929 after the infamous Black Friday stock market crash. Sky Harbor was the fourth airport built in Phoenix. This fourth airport was built with one runway in 1928. Acme Investment Company owned the airport until 1935 after the collapse of Scenic Airways. During this time, American Airlines began the airport 's first scheduled passenger and air mail service in 1930. The city of Phoenix purchased the airport from Acme for $100,000 in 1935, and TWA began service to San Francisco in 1938. After the war the airport began work on a new passenger terminal, as well as a new parallel runway and a diagonal runway. On the February 1953 C&GS diagram runways 8L and 8R are each 6,000 feet ( 1,800 m ) long and runway 3 is 5,500 feet ( 1,700 m ). The $835,000 Terminal 1 ( originally called the `` West Wing '' ) which also had the first control tower, opened in October 1952. It was torn down in 1991 and replaced by a cell phone waiting lot, with Terminal 1 's parking lot now being the West Economy lot. The April 1957 OAG shows 42 scheduled airline departures a day : 16 American, 11 TWA, 10 Bonanza and 5 Frontier. American began a nonstop DC - 7 to New York ( Idlewild ) in summer 1959. The airport 's master plan was redesigned in 1959 to eliminate the cross runway to make room for new terminals. American and TWA began jet service to Phoenix in 1960 and 1961 respectively, and Terminal 2 ( originally called the `` East Wing '' ) still in use today, opened in 1962. Terminal 3 opened in October 1979, when the `` East '' and `` West '' names were dropped, since they were no longer the only two terminals. Bonanza Airlines moved its headquarters from Las Vegas to Phoenix in 1966. Bonanza merged with two other airlines to form Air West, which became Hughes Airwest after Howard Hughes bought it in 1970. After airline deregulation in 1978 former Hughes Airwest executive Ed Beauvais formed a plan for a new airline based in Phoenix. He founded America West Airlines in 1981, which began service from Phoenix in 1983 and doubled in size during its first year. By the end of the decade America West had a nationwide network and was lobbying for transpacific service. In the meantime Southwest Airlines arrived at Phoenix in January 1982 with thirteen daily flights to twelve cities ; by 1986 it had 64 daily flights from Phoenix and had a crew base there. Southwest opened a maintenance facility at PHX in 1992 which was its largest. In October 1989 ground was broken for Terminal 4, the largest terminal. It opened on November 2, 1990 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 gates and a sterile walkway 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, 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 has a different architectural design from the other six concourses. The eighth and final concourse for Terminal 4 will be built when needed. Terminal 4 is named after former Arizona Senator and 1964 Presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater. After Goldwater 's death in 1998, the mayor of Phoenix proposed renaming the airport in Goldwater 's memory but was deluged with public support for the familiar `` Sky Harbor '' name. America West filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1991 and sold its larger aircraft and Japanese route authority, but continued growing its domestic operations from Terminal 4 in cooperation with Continental Airlines. Although AWA enjoyed further growth at Phoenix during the 1990s the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks strained its financial position. AWA ended its relationship with Continental and merged with US Airways in 2005. US Airways moved its headquarters to the AWA campus in Tempe and retained many AWA managers to run the merged company. In 2007 the Transportation Security Administration introduced the first of its backscatter X-ray machines at PHX. Sky Harbor 's private airplane area is also one of eight service centers for the Medevac airline Air Evac. Since 1951 through the end of 2017, nearly 1.2 billion passengers ( domestic and international, enplaned and deplaned ) have transited through PHX, an annual average of 17.6 million passengers. In the same time frame there has been over 27 million aircraft movements ( commercial, military, general aviation ) at PHX, an annual average of 400 thousand movements. PHX has grown over the years into a major US hub, and ranks in the top 40 airports worldwide and in the top dozen US airports in passenger volume. Facilities Runways PHX covers 3,400 acres ( 1,400 ha ) at an elevation of 1,135 ft ( 346 m ). The airport has three parallel concrete / grooved runways : Runway 8 / 26 measuring 11,489 ft × 150 ft ( 3,502 m × 46 m ) Runway 7L / 25R measuring 10,300 ft × 150 ft ( 3,139 m × 46 m ) Runway 7R / 25L measuring 7,800 ft × 150 ft ( 2,377 m × 46 m ) All three runways allow aircraft with a Maximum takeoff weight of 900,000 + lbs. Atc tower The airport 's current 326 ft ( 99 m ) tall air traffic control tower began operations on January 14, 2007. The tower stands just east of the Terminal 3 parking garage, and also houses the Phoenix TRACON. This is Sky Harbor 's fourth control tower and is among the tallest control towers in North America. Terminals Several US Airways planes at Concourse A -- Terminal 4. British Airways Boeing 747 - 400 from London -- Heathrow on approach to runway 26 Aerial view of the airport. American Airlines planes at the airport. Concourse at Terminal 4 of the airport. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2018 ) The airport has 116 aircraft gates in three Terminals ( 2, 3, 4 ). Free ad - supported wireless internet access provided by Boingo Wireless is available in all terminals, with premium paid internet access with higher speeds and no advertisements also available to travelers. 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. Terminal 2 Terminal 2 has 17 gates ( numbered consecutively 1 -- 15 and two additional lettered gates C & D ) and three parking slots. It was designed by the Phoenix architectural firms of Weaver & Drover and Lescher & Mahoney and opened in 1962. Currently, the terminal is used primarily by United Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Terminal 2 also includes a mural by French - American artist Paul Coze in the main lobby area. In November 2006, a Military and Veterans Hospitality Room, sponsored by the Phoenix Military and Veterans Commission, was opened in Terminal 2. It has since relocated to Terminal 4 as the new USO. This terminal has undergone two renovation projects. The first was completed in 1988. The second project, which cost $24 million and was designed by DWL Architects + Planners, Inc., was completed in 2007. Terminal 2 is expected to close after the completion of the Terminal 3 South Concourse expansion. The Terminal 3 South Concourse expansion will add nine additional gates to the concourse, fully replacing Terminal 2. Airlines currently using Terminal 2 : Alaska Airlines Boutique Air Contour Airlines Spirit Airlines Sun Country Airlines United Airlines Terminal 3 ( John S. McCain iii Terminal ) The 880,000 - square - foot ( 82,000 m ), $35 million Terminal 3, designed by DWL Architects + Planners, Inc., broke ground in January 1977 and opened in October 1979 and has 23 gates, separated into two concourses by a central building outside of security. The south concourse houses gates 1 -- 14 ( Gate 3 is missing ) and the north concourse houses gates 15 -- 26 ( Gates 21 and 22 are missing ). The terminal was remodeled in 1997. Its only lounge -- Delta 's Crown Room Club -- was closed on April 30, 2008 but will re-open in November 2018 A future three - part construction and renovation project is underway and will combine Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, and update the facilities. Part One has created a consolidated security checkpoint, new airline ticket counters, a Museum Gallery and a West Arrival Plaza ( outdoor area with Animal Relief area ). Part Two will be a brand new South Concourse as a 15 gate, linear concourse. Part Three entails renovating the North Concourse. Both the South and North Concourses will feature new food and beverage outlets, new retail shops, and other customer service amenities. A new Delta Lounge is slated to open in the South Concourse. After the Terminal Modernization Project is complete in 2020, Terminal 2 will be closed and its operations will move to Terminal 3. Airlines currently using Terminal 3 : Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines Hawaiian Airlines JetBlue Airways Terminal 4 ( Barry m Goldwater Terminal ) This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( April 2016 ) Terminal 4, also designed by DWL Architects + Planners, Inc., opened in 1990 and has 86 gates, divided into seven satellite concourses connected behind security. Airlines currently using Terminal 4 : Air Canada American Airlines British Airways Condor Southwest Airlines Volaris WestJet Airlines and destinations British Airways provides nonstop service to London -- Heathrow, as well as the only passenger flights on a Boeing 747 to the airport. Condor Airlines began service to Frankfurt, Germany, from Phoenix Sky Harbor on May 18, 2018. American Airlines will begin seasonal nonstop service to London - Heathrow, using a Boeing 777 - 200ER beginning in March of 2019. Lufthansa had operated another transatlantic flight to Frankfurt Airport many years ago, and America West once operated trans - Pacific Boeing 747 flights to Hawaii and Japan, but these services have since ended. However, several airlines offer non-stop service outside the Continental United States to Hawaii and Costa Rica, as well as cities in Mexico and Canada. Service is also provided to parts of Alaska. While Phoenix is one of the busiest airports in the world, the lack of international destinations has initiated the Air Service Development Marketing Program. The Aviation Department offers an international air service development program to encourage new air service between PHX and qualified, unserved, international destinations. Airlines that launch new service to qualifying, unserved international markets during the program period will be eligible for marketing reimbursements and landing fee waivers. The proposed program is open to all airlines. To qualify for the funds the airline must maintain at least three new, weekly round - trips for one consecutive year. Up to $1 million will be awarded, depending on the frequency and destination. As well as intercontinental routes, they will fund airlines who increase or create new flights to North American destinations such as Mexico City, Toronto, and Boston, among others. The strategy began to pay off when, on June 22, 2017, Condor announced it would begin flying a Phoenix - Frankfurt route during 2018, marking the return of a German airline to Sky Harbor. Passenger Airlines Destinations Refs Air Canada Seasonal : Calgary, Vancouver ( both begin October 28, 2018 ) Air Canada Express Seasonal : Calgary, Vancouver Air Canada Rouge Toronto -- Pearson Seasonal : Montréal -- Trudeau Alaska Airlines Portland ( OR ), Seattle / Tacoma Seasonal : Anchorage American Airlines Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Boston, Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago -- O'Hare, Columbus -- Glenn, Dallas / Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fresno, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Kahului, Kailua -- Kona, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lihue, Los Angeles, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St. Paul, New York -- JFK, Newark, Oakland, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland ( OR ), Puerto Vallarta, Reno / Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose ( CA ), San José del Cabo, Seattle / Tacoma, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Vancouver, Washington -- National Seasonal : Anchorage, Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo, Jackson, London -- Heathrow ( begins March 31, 2019 ), San José de Costa Rica American Eagle Amarillo, Albuquerque, Bakersfield, Boise, Burbank, Durango ( CO ), Eugene, El Paso, Flagstaff, Fresno, Grand Junction, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Houston -- Intercontinental, Kansas City, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Medford, Memphis, Midland / Odessa, Monterey, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Ontario, Palm Springs, Redmond / Bend, Roswell, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Sioux Falls, St. George ( UT ), Tucson, Yuma Seasonal : Aspen, Eagle / Vail, Edmonton, Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Montrose Boutique Air Cortez, Show Low, Silver City British Airways London -- Heathrow Condor Seasonal : Frankfurt Contour Airlines Page Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Cincinnati ( resumes November 4, 2018 ), Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis / St. Paul, New York -- JFK, Salt Lake City, Seattle / Tacoma Delta Connection Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle / Tacoma Elite Airways Laughlin / Bullhead City Frontier Airlines Austin, Chicago -- O'Hare, Colorado Springs, Denver, San Antonio Seasonal : Cincinnati, Cleveland, Des Moines, Fort Myers ( begins November 15, 2018 ), Grand Rapids ( begins November 16, 2018 ), Madison ( begins November 17, 2018 ), Milwaukee, Norfolk ( begins November 17, 2018 ), Orlando, Raleigh / Durham ( begins November 15, 2018 ) Hawaiian Airlines Honolulu JetBlue Airways Boston, New York -- JFK Southwest Airlines Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boise, Buffalo, Burbank, Chicago -- Midway, Cleveland, Columbus -- Glenn, Dallas -- Love, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Houston -- Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Newark, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 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, Tulsa, Wichita Seasonal : Cincinnati, Des Moines, Little Rock, New York -- LaGuardia Spirit Airlines Dallas / Fort Worth Seasonal : Chicago -- O'Hare, Minneapolis / St. Paul Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis / St. Paul Seasonal : Portland ( OR ) ( begins November 14, 2018 ) United Airlines Chicago -- O'Hare, Denver, Houston -- Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco, Washington -- Dulles United Express Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco Volaris Culiacán, Guadalajara WestJet Calgary Seasonal : Edmonton, Kelowna, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto -- Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg Cargo This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2017 ) Airlines Destinations Refs Amazon Air Cincinnati DHL Aviation Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Reno / Tahoe, San Diego FedEx Express Dallas / Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Memphis, Oakland, Portland ( OR ) FedEx Feeder Billings, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu City, Yuma UPS Airlines Albuquerque, Honolulu, Louisville, Ontario, Portland ( OR ) Statistics A United Airlines Boeing 737 - 900 departing Sky Harbor. An American Airlines A330 departing for Charlotte Top destinations Busiest domestic routes from Phoenix Sky Harbor ( June 2017 -- May 2018 ) Rank City Passengers Carriers Denver, Colorado 1,029,000 American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United Los Angeles, California 847,000 American, Delta, Southwest, United Chicago -- O'Hare, Illinois 817,000 American, Frontier, Spirit, United Seattle / Tacoma, Washington 789,000 Alaska, American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest 5 Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota 661,000 American, Delta, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country 6 Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas 649,000 American, Spirit 7 San Diego, California 627,000 American, Southwest 8 Las Vegas, Nevada 624,000 American, Southwest 9 Salt Lake City, Utah 552,000 American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest 10 San Francisco, California 549,000 American, Southwest, United Busiest international routes from PHX ( 2017 ) Rank City 2017 Passengers 2016 Passengers Carriers Change YoY ( % ) San José del Cabo, Mexico 286,513 284,507 American 00.71 Calgary, Canada 254,473 259,724 Air Canada, WestJet 02.02 Vancouver, Canada 253,170 242,625 Air Canada, American, WestJet 04.35 London -- Heathrow, United Kingdom 214,159 211,772 British Airways 01.13 5 Toronto -- Pearson, Canada 196,605 195,713 Air Canada, WestJet 00.46 6 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 161,839 137,432 American 017.76 7 Cancún, Mexico 150,222 148,161 American 01.39 8 Edmonton, Canada 110,710 111,193 American, WestJet 00.43 9 Guadalajara, Mexico 109,901 131,335 American, Volaris 016.32 10 Mexico City, Mexico 86,694 105,924 American 018.15 11 Mazatlan, Mexico 63,551 62,399 American 01.85 12 Hermosillo, Mexico 34,529 31,833 American 08.47 13 Winnipeg, Canada 31,608 26,438 WestJet 019.56 14 Saskatoon, Canada 21,024 17,457 WestJet 020.43 15 San Jose, Costa Rica 21,001 21,141 American 00.66 16 Regina, Canada 20,062 20,612 WestJet 02.67 17 Culiacán, Mexico 13,356 12,931 Volaris 03.29 18 Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo, Mexico 11,557 12,557 American 07.96 19 Kelowna, Canada 10,781 9,237 WestJet 016.72 20 Manzanillo, Mexico 1,560 1,166 American 033.79 21 Victoria, Canada 0 3,348 WestJet 0100.00 22 Frankfurt, Germany N / A N / A Condor N / A 23 Montréal, Canada N / A N / A Air Canada N / A Annual traffic Annual passenger traffic ( enplaned + deplaned ) at PHX, 1951 through 2017 Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers 1951 240,786 1971 3,000,707 1991 22,140,437 2011 40,592,295 1952 296,066 1972 3,365,122 22,118,399 2012 40,448,932 1953 325,311 1973 3,776,725 23,621,781 2013 40,341,614 1954 365,545 3,962,988 25,626,132 2014 42,134,662 1955 442,587 3,964,942 1995 27,856,195 2015 44,006,206 1956 495,268 1976 4,414,625 30,411,852 2016 43,383,528 1957 581,087 1977 4,984,653 30,677,210 2017 43,921,670 1958 658,889 1978 5,931,860 1998 31,769,113 1959 783,115 1979 7,021,985 1999 33,554,407 1960 857,318 1980 6,585,854 2000 36,044,281 1961 920,096 1981 6,641,750 35,437,051 1962 1,090,953 1982 7,491,516 2002 35,547,432 1963 1,247,684 8,605,408 2003 37,423,502 1964 1,411,912 1984 10,801,658 39,504,323 1965 1,594,895 1985 13,422,764 2005 41,204,071 1966 1,943,336 1986 15,556,994 2006 41,436,498 1967 2,236,637 17,723,046 2007 42,184,515 1968 2,515,326 19,178,100 2008 39,891,193 1969 2,795,212 20,714,059 2009 37,824,982 1970 2,871,958 21,718,068 38,554,530 Airline market share Airline market share ( January to December 2017 ) Rank Carrier Passengers Share American 20,349,937 46.33 % Southwest 14,875,451 33.86 % Delta 2,838,823 6.46 % United 2,322,188 5.28 % 5 Frontier 893,346 2.03 % 6 Alaska 830,305 1.89 % - Other airlines 1,881,620 4.28 % PHX has an average of 1,183 aircraft operations per day. Commercial Air Taxi GA Transient Military 972 147 57 7 There are 69 aircraft based at PHX. Single - Engine Multi-Engine Jet Helicopter Military 17 12 23 9 8 Airport Development PHX Sky Train PHX Sky Train. The Phoenix Sky Train is an automated people - mover, much like other airports ', that transports Sky Harbor passengers from the 44th Street and Washington Light Rail station to Sky Harbor 's East Economy Parking lot, through all three terminals. Phase 1 opened on April 8, 2013 and runs from the 44th Street and Washington Light Rail station, to East Economy Parking and on to Terminal 4. Phase 1A shuttles passengers to Terminal 3 with a walkway to Terminal 2. Phase 1A opened on December 8, 2014. Phase 2 will transport passengers to the Rental Car Center. Phase two is not expected to be completed anytime prior to 2022. Sky Harbor is the first airport in the world to have a train track high enough for aircraft to pass underneath, standing above Taxiway R at 100 feet ( 30 meters ). Other projects Sky Harbor has initiated a three - component `` Terminal 3 Modernization Plan '' which is anticipated to accommodate the current carriers at Terminal 3 as well as carriers at Terminal 2, which is to be phased out. Component 1 began in April 2015, and consolidated the two undersized security checkpoints with a single large security checkpoint. Also included in this component are additional ticket counters, baggage carousels, upgrades to the HVAC system, and new interior and exterior finishes. This phase was completed in December 2016. ( status : Complete ) Component 2 will demolish the existing South Concourse and replace it with a new 15-gate linear concourse, and will allow for the closure of Terminal 2. ( status : In - progress ) Component 3 will renovate the North Concourse, with expanded concessions and new interior and exterior finishes. ( status : Not started ) Eighth and final concourse at Terminal 4 to provide eight additional gates for Southwest Airlines to be completed by 2021. $40 million in investments from Southwest Airlines to double its maintenance facilities as well as add an additional hangar. Sky Harbor 's southern-most runway ( 7R / 25L ) was fitted with three new safety features in October 2010 : Installation of runway status lights warning pilots of unsafe crossing. Two new runway exits. An extension of the runway 's safety area in the event an airplane over-runs the runway. On November 12, 2013, Phoenix City Council approved a $27 million project to renovate the international facilities in Terminal 4. The renovation will increase the number of passengers that can be processed per hour from 600 to 800 +. Other enhancements will include : New stairs Faster and larger elevators Increased queuing space with a reconfigured primary processing queue and entry Enlargement of baggage carousels 12 automated Passport Control kiosks New queueing area for special screening Airline Lounges Terminal 2 : United Airlines United Club Terminal 3 : Delta Air Lines Sky Club ( opening late 2018 in new South Concourse ) Terminal 4 : American Airlines Admirals Club ( 3 locations -- Concourses A1, A2, and B1 ) The Club at PHX, used as a contract lounge for afternoon British Airways flights. Ground Transportation Sky Train Station on 44th Street Travelers can access East Economy Parking from the PHX Sky Train at Terminal 4. Shuttle bus service connecting the terminals and the economy parking lots was discontinued when the Terminal 3 extension of the PHX Sky Train opened, however, the airport continues to provide shuttle bus service between the terminals and the rental car center with separate routes serving each terminal. Valley Metro bus route 13 serves all of the airport terminals as a link to the rest of the Valley Metro bus system. The Valley Metro Rail has a stop at the nearby 44th St / Washington light rail station. A moving sidewalk bridge over Washington Street allows light rail passengers to arrive at the nearby PHX Sky Train station and then onward to stations at the East Economy Parking Lot and Terminal 4. Valley Metro bus routes 1 and 44 serve the PHX Sky Train station at 44th Street & Washington with route 3 stopping at the street corner near light rail. A number of taxi, limousine, and shuttle companies provide service between each airport terminal, the Phoenix metropolitan area, and other communities throughout the state. Accidents and incidents On June 27, 1969, N3150Y, a Cessna 182 Skylane, flying from Hawthorne Airport in Hawthorne, CA to Sky Harbor, hit the high - tension power lines east of the airport and crashed at 10 : 48 pm in the Salt River bed while attempting to land on Runway 26R, knocking out power to the airport and killing all three passengers on board. This incident has been the only fatal accident on airport property. Air National Guard base 161st Air Refueling Wing - KC - 135 Stratotankers 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 currently 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. Located on the south side of the airport, the current Sky Harbor ANGB is a comparatively new facility. As a result of growth and on - going expansion programs at PHX, a new ANG base was planned at the airport to replace a smaller, outmoded facility that stood in the way of airport construction. Plans were approved in 1995 and the new base was built during the latter part of that decade. The current Sky Harbor ANGB includes over 275,000 square feet ( 25,500 m ) of facilities, pavement, and infrastructure and is one of the most modern facilities of its kind in the Air National Guard. 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Arizona portal Aviation portal www.skyharbor.com, official site Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ( PHX ) at Arizona DOT airport directory Sky Harbor Airport Parking FAA Airport Diagram ( PDF ), effective August 16, 2018 FAA Terminal Procedures for PHX, effective August 16, 2018 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 Major airports in the United States Atlanta ( Hartsfield -- Jackson -- ATL ) Baltimore ( Baltimore -- Washington -- BWI ) Boston ( Logan -- BOS ) Charlotte ( Douglas -- CLT ) Chicago Midway -- MDW O'Hare -- ORD Dallas -- Fort Worth ( Dallas / Fort Worth -- DFW ) Denver ( Denver -- DEN ) Detroit ( Detroit Metropolitan -- DTW ) Fort Lauderdale ( Fort Lauderdale -- Hollywood -- FLL ) Honolulu ( Daniel K. 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Question: what is the name of the phoenix airport
Answer: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport