Sky Harbor International Airport has been a major force in the development of Phoenix since its opening in 1928. It was built on a small piece of land located just east of downtown Phoenix, and at the time it was the only airport serving Phoenix. The original airport consisted of two dirt runways, a few hangars, and an administration building. Over the years, Sky Harbor Airport has grown to become one of the busiest airports in the world. In 1964, Sky Harbor underwent its first major expansion with the addition of two new runways and a passenger terminal. This allowed for increased air traffic and larger aircraft to use the airport. In 1979, a third runway was added and Terminal 2 opened for service. The late 1980s saw further expansion with Terminal 3 opening in 1990 and Terminal 4 following in 2002. Today, Sky Harbor International Airport is home to over 40 airlines and serves more than 40 million passengers each year making it one of the busiest airports in North America.
PHX is the abbreviation code for Phoenix – Sky Harbor International Airport. According to Abbreviation Finder, PHX can also mean:
Phoenix, AZ Airport – Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
The Phoenix – Sky Harbor International Airport is the largest and most important commercial airport in the US state of Arizona. In terms of annual passenger numbers, it is also one of the twenty busiest airports in the world.
Due to this fact and the possible complications with the handling in the near future, the operator plans to use the Phoenix Airport System, the Phoenix – Mesa Gateway Airport only approx. 47 kilometers south-east, as an alternative from 2011.
- URL: Phoenix – Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Time zone: GMT -7
- Service phone: +1 602 273-3300
- Address: Phoenix Airport, 3400 East Sky Harbor Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA
- Operator: Phoenix Airport System
- Parking spaces: yes, subject to a charge; Short-term and long-term parking spaces
- Nearby cities: Phoenix (6 km), Tempe Junction (7 km), Tempe (10 km), Scottsdale (13 km), Mesa (18 km), Glendale (20 km), Chandler (21 km), Gilbert (23 km ), Summer Mesa (25 km), Peoria (26 km)
- Transport connections: Numerous transport connections, including on Interstate Highway # 10 at exits 148, 149 and 150.
- Train connections: The nearest possible Amtrak Rail Station is about 45 kilometers further south in Maricopa, from where there is a connection with the “Texas Eagle” and the “Sunset Limited”.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.71%), Tuesday (13.47%), Wednesday (14.49%), Thursday (14.88%), Friday (15.35%), Saturday (12.35%), Sunday (14.74%)
- other spellings: Phoenix-AZ-Sky Harbor Int’l, فينيكس ، أريزونا, Феникс, шт. [ Φοίνιξ, Αριζόνα, ფინიქსი, Finiks, फिनिक्स, Hoozdoh (Hoozdo Hahoodzo), فینکس, பீனிக்ஸ், 菲尼克斯 （亚利桑那 州）, Ֆենիքս (Արիզոնա)
Top Destinations From Phoenix – Sky Harbor International Airport (Flights Per Week)
- Denver International Airport, CO (244, 4.77%)
- Los Angeles International Airport, CA (215, 4.20%)
- Las Vegas – McCarran International Airport, NV (184, 3.60%)
- San Jose International, CA (168, 3.28%)
- Seattle – Tacoma International Airport, WA (163, 3.18%)
- San Diego – Lindberg Field International, CA (146, 2.85%)
- San Francisco International Airport, CA (140, 2.74%)
- Oakland International Airport, CA (134, 2.62%)
- Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (128, 2.50%)
- Burbank, CA (115, 2.25%)
- Other (68.01%)
Top airlines (share of take-offs / landings)
- Southwest Airlines (4851, 31.73%)
- American Airlines (2817, 18.43%)
- Alaska Airlines (1055, 6.90%)
- EVA Airways (754, 4.93%)
- British Airways (359, 2.35%)
- Virgin Atlantic Airways (299, 1.96%)
- KLM (263, 1.72%)
- Westjet (242, 1.58%)
- Air Canada (235, 1.54%)
- United Airlines (229, 1.50%)
- Other (27.36%)
Location
The airport, which went into operation in July 1935, is located approx. 5 kilometers east of downtown Phoenix. It can be reached, for example, via the Interstate Highway # 10, at the possible exits 148, 149 and 150.
A free airport shuttle runs regularly between the Metro Light Rail Station on Washington Street / 44th Street and the terminals. In addition, bus routes # 13, 15 and 40 of the public transport company Valley Metro Transit also run regularly between downtown and the terminals.