Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

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Not to be confused with the Mesa-Falcon Field airfield located 17 kilometers NNW.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Logo.svg
Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KIWA
IATA code AZA
Coordinates

33 ° 18 '28 "  N , 111 ° 39' 20"  W Coordinates: 33 ° 18 '28 "  N , 111 ° 39' 20"  W.
Height above MSL 421 m (1381  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 19 km southeast of Mesa ,
41 km southeast of Phoenix
Street AZ 202
Local transport Bus :
Valley Metro Route 184
Basic data
opening 1942 (military)
1994 (civil)
operator Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport Authority
Terminals 1
Passengers 1,531,648 (2018)
Air freight 64 t (2016/17)
Flight
movements 		273,261 (2016/17)
Employees 2,042 (2013)
Runways
12C / 30C 3109 m × 46 m concrete / asphalt
12R / 30L 3170 m × 46 m
concrete
12L / 30R 2835 m × 46 m
concrete

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The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport ( IATA : AZA , ICAO : KIWA ) is a private airport and a former air force base in the southeast of the US state of Arizona near Mesa . Until 2007 the airport was named Williams Gateway Airport (WGA for short) in reference to the local flight hero Charles Linton Williams .

Location and transport links

The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is located 19 kilometers southeast of downtown Mesa and 41 kilometers southeast of Phoenix. The Arizona State Route 202 runs north of the airport. The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is integrated into the local public transport system by buses ; Route 184 of the Valley Metro public transport company runs to it regularly.

history

Airport diagram

The airport was built as a military airfield in 1941 and opened in 1942. It served mainly to train pilots for missions in World War II and was then operated under the name Williams Air Base , later Williams Air Force Base . This remained so until well after the end of the war in 1945. It was not until 1991, when the operating costs no longer seemed acceptable to the government at the time, that the airport was opened for privatization. In the 52 years of its military use, over 26,500 men and women have been trained as pilots. The rededication made sense because the neighboring airports were overloaded and an alternative had to be created urgently. The airfield and runways were then expanded by 1993, and in 1994 the civil airport celebrated its opening.

The airport continued to expand and, because of the ideal weather conditions, it attracted a number of large civil flight schools, which opened branches in its vicinity. However, it was mainly the user contracts concluded in 2004 with Ryan International Airlines (not to be confused with the European Ryanair ) that led to its current capacity utilization .

The airport has been called Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport since 2007.

Airlines and Destinations

The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is served by the low-cost airlines Allegiant Air , Swoop and Westjet Airlines . Allegiant Air offers direct flights to 44 destinations in the United States . WestJet connects the airport with Calgary , while its subsidiary Swoop flies to Edmonton .

Traffic figures

Traffic figures for the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport 2015 / 16–2016 / 17
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Flight movements
2016/17 1,346,635 64 273.261
2015/16 1,331,901 53 222.135

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Phoenix – Mesa (2018)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Provo , Utah 060,570 Allegiant
02 Sioux Falls , South Dakota 035,130 Allegiant
03 Fargo , North Dakota 032,190 Allegiant
04th Cedar Rapids , Iowa 029,270 Allegiant
05 Rapid City , South Dakota 023,720 Allegiant
06th Bellingham , Washington 023,510 Allegiant
07th Bismarck , North Dakota 023,380 Allegiant
08th Peoria , Illinois 023,160 Allegiant
09 Des Moines , Iowa 022,040 Allegiant
10 Oakland , California 021,590 Allegiant

Web links

Commons : Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Announces Best Year Ever and New Nonstop Service to Grand Junction, CO and Kalispell, MT. GatewayAiport.com, January 15, 2019, accessed April 11, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Community Relations. GatewayAiport.com, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Economic Impact Analysis: Fiscal Year 2013. GatewayAiport.com, accessed April 11, 2019 .
  4. ^ Transportation. GatewayAirport.com, accessed April 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ 184 Power Rd. ValleyMetro.org , accessed April 11, 2019 .
  6. ^ History and Mission. GatewayAiport.com, accessed April 11, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b Airlines and Destinations. GatewayAirport.com, accessed April 11, 2019 .
  8. ^ Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (AZA). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 11, 2019 .