Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport Celebrates Best Year Ever with Double Digit Passenger Growth in 2022

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport has set a record for commercial passenger activity welcoming 1,890,684 passengers in 2022. This represents a 22% increase over last year and a 6.5% increase over 2019, the previous high-water mark for Gateway Airport. In December 2022, 199,287 passengers traveled through the Airport, the eighth record month last year. These records were […]

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Cottonwood Airport Named Arizona’s Airport of the Year

Proactive programs related to noise and other projects, including runway improvements, helped lift Cottonwood Airport to an award as the state’s Airport of the Year for 2022. The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Group cited the Cottonwood Airport’s community efforts as a key reason for the honor. Cottonwood Airport Manager Jeff Tripp said recent accomplishments […]

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Phoenix Sky Harbor Becomes First Airport in the World to Offer Waymo Rider-Only Autonomous Vehicle Service

Photo above – Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego takes the first ride to the airport in a Waymo autonomous vehicle. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, America’s Friendliest Airport®, has set another milestone with Waymo launching fully autonomous vehicle service to the general public at Phoenix Sky Harbor. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego arrived at the 44th Street […]

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Arizona Pilots Association Launches Passport Program

The Arizona Pilots Association in conjunction with programming assistance from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has announced the launch of Arizona’s very own Airport Passport Program (AZAPP).  In doing so, the pilot group joins with nine other states which are already running successful Airport Passport Programs.  What makes Arizona’s program unique is that instead of […]

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