Phoenix Airport PHX - America's Friendliest Airport

Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport claims to be America's Friendliest Airport. The airport serves the Phoenix metropolitan area, home to more than four million people. The recent growth that this area has seen has made it the second largest metropolitan area in the U.S. The airport is a perfect access point for travelers visiting Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale, Mesa and even the west coast. Sky Harbor International Airport is home to 18 major airlines and three of the commuter airlines. The airport offers nonstop service to over 105 cities across the United States and the world.

The officials of Phoenix made an amazing investment in the city's future when it financed the purchase of the airport for merely $100,000 in 1935. Since then, the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has become one of the ten highest-traffic airports in the world! The airport now creates over $90 millions in daily revenue for the city. The airport usually hosts about 1,200 arrivals and departures each day, many of whom stay in the large selection of Phoenix hotels in short distance from the airport. Over 100,000 passengers and 600 tons of cargo come through Sky Harbor International Airport each day.

Sky Harbor's size is over 3,000 acres, and the airport has three runways. The Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix operates with maximum efficiency, and passengers rarely see delays because the weather is usually perfect, and the airport prides itself on operating a prompt and timely flight schedule.

The Phoenix airport offers standard, twenty-four hour parking access to both short term and long term parking lots that are highly secure and provided with free shuttle bus service to the airline terminals. The shuttles run every 10 minutes. Sky Harbor International Airport provides airline travelers with various ways to reach the airport. There are rental car center accommodations for all major car rental companies, and the airport offers a special taxi terminal to meet the needs of travelers. Also, there are limousine services that offer airport-to-door services which are for hire on the south curbs of Terminals 3 & 4.

The Sky Harbor International Airport and Phoenix Airport System have a tremendous impact on the economy of Phoenix, and it is a major hub of economic activity that provided over $33 billion in revenue for the city over the course of its existence. It produces a payroll of over $11.9 billion annually.