Mesa Gateway Airport
IWA · KIWA · Phoenix, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
Mesa Gateway Airport is a public-use airport, 20 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, 1,384 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12R/30L, is 10,401 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 72 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 62 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 309,219 takeoffs and landings a year. About 971,255 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Mesa Gateway Airport?
Its FAA code is IWA, and its ICAO code is KIWA.
Where is Mesa Gateway Airport?
It is 20 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, 1,384 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mesa Gateway Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 12R/30L, is 10,401 feet long.
Does Mesa Gateway Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mesa Gateway Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Mesa Gateway Airport?
13 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Avra Valley Flyers LLC and Cirrus Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mesa Gateway Airport?
43 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Mesa Gateway Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IWA · ICAO KIWA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,384 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,218 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1993
Runways 3

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 10,401 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12C/30C | 10,201 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12L/30R | 9,300 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 30L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 12C: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30C: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 12L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.6 | Gateway |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Iwa and aWOS-3 | 133.5 | Gateway |
| Clearance delivery | 135.05 | Gateway |
| Ground | 128.25 | Gateway |
| Approach and departure · Huuty and star | 124.9 | Gateway |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Gateway |
| Dsert and star | 120.7 | Gateway |
| Blythe and star · Sunss and star | 124.1 | Gateway |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 480-988-9428.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Chandler Municipal (8 nm west), Falcon Field (10 nm north), Stellar Airpark (13 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arizona · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed lights on continuously.
- U.S. gov owned, non revenue and flight training up to 12500 LB landing fee NA.
- Pattern altitude fixed wing 1218 feet above ground level, jet 1718 feet above ground level, rotorcraft 718 feet above ground level.
- Sport field lighting east of approach.
- Wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
- Noise abatement procedure in effect; avoid low ovr flight of noise sensitive areas srndg airport.
- Taxiway Y restricted to wingspan less than 79 feet.
- 7 feet fence south portion of taxiway west apron.
- Large/hvy inboard engine tax only.
- Non emergency AV-8 model operations lmtd to runway 12L/30R.
- 24 hour prior permission required for unscheduled air carrier gtr than 30 passenger seats - airport operations.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 21 |
| jets | 38 |
| helicopters | 13 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 309,219, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 13,915 |
| air taxi and commuter | 86,786 |
| general aviation, travelling | 21,676 |
| general aviation, local | 184,076 |
| military | 2,766 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Phoenix from the FAA register
993 aircraft are registered to owners in Phoenix, Arizona: 602 piston singles, 77 business jets, 68 piston twins, 63 balloons, 57 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Phoenix, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 13, all in Arizona):
- Avra Valley Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Gilbert, 5 miles away Avra Valley Flyers is an aircraft rental company located at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona.
- Cirrus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Gilbert, 5 miles away
- Pegasus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Queen Creek, 5 miles away
- East Valley Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Chandler, 9 miles away
- Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC 56 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away
- Swaz Aviation LLC 22 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away SWAZ Aviation operates an aircraft rental fleet and provides pilot training at Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona.
- Red Rock Flying School LLC 12 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away Red Rock Flight School is a family-owned flight school in Mesa, Arizona offering one-on-one flight instruction for private pilot licenses, instrument ratings, commercial pilot licenses, multi-engine ratings, certified flight instructor cert
- Simplifly LLC 8 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away SimpliFly Flight School is a flight training organization based in Mesa, Arizona at Falcon Field Airport.
- Phoenix Flyers INC 4 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away Phoenix Flyers is a member-owned flying club established in 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Cae Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix INC 3 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away
- Falcon Flying Club 2 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away VARS is a flying club at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona, with a membership capped at 15 pilots.
- Cherokee 9641J Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mesa, 11 miles away Cherokee Flyers Aeroclub is a Part 61 flying club founded in 1999 by Piper employees, based at Deer Valley Airport (KVRB) in Mesa, Arizona.
Charter operators and airlines based in Phoenix:
- Premier Air Charter INC 10 aircraft on the certificate Premier Air Charters is an FAA-approved Part 135 air carrier offering on-demand private aircraft charter services.
- Westwind Aviation, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate Westwind Air Service operates scenic aerial tours of the Grand Canyon and surrounding Arizona attractions from multiple bases, and offers private charter flights throughout the United States and Mexico.
- Arizona Executive Air Charter, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Phoenix (12 of 27, all of them):
- Aero Design and Manufacturing INC
- Aerorepair South, LLC
- Aerotec International INC
- Amsafe INC
- Answers Aerospace Engineering LLC Answers Aerospace Engineering is an FAA Part 145 repair station based in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in aircraft instrument repair, avionics repair, and cockpit avionics repair.
- Apex Heli-Support, LLC Apex Heli-Support is an FAA Part 145 repair station specializing in MD500 series helicopter maintenance, repair, and support services based in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Aspen Avionics INC Aspen Avionics designs and manufactures digital flight display systems for general aviation aircraft, helicopters, and Class III aircraft.
- Bird Acquisition LLC. AeroGuard Flight Training Center is a flight school offering commercial airline pilot training programs across multiple U.S.
- Certified Inspection Service INC
- Cutter Aviation Phoenix INC Cutter Aviation is a family-owned FBO network operating six locations across the Southwest (Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Phoenix Deer Valley, Prescott, and Georgetown).
- Fire-Tec Aero Systems LLC Fire-Tec Aero Systems is a FAA Part 145 certificated repair station based in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in maintenance, repair, overhaul and supply of aircraft safety equipment including fire extinguishers, oxygen bottles, and emergency
- Flight Tech Repair of Arizona, LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
43 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 42 for private pilot, 39 for commercial and instrument, 12 for airline transport pilot, 25 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 36 for airplanes, 22 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 2 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 7 sport aviation examiners, 16 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 9 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 23 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 7 training center evaluators, 24 aircrew program designees, 4 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Craig Albert Sossi private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Gilbert, AZ (5 nm) · (571) 758-7058 · [email protected]
- Scott Bruce Tinnesand private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Gilbert, AZ (5 nm) · (623) 451-2791 · [email protected]
- Anthony Jack Jobusch private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; gliders · Chandler, AZ (8 nm) · (480) 272-0797 · [email protected]
- Clayton Andrew Beckmann private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot; helicopters · Quantum Helicopters · Chandler, AZ (8 nm) · (520) 336-7274 · [email protected]
- Henry Curtis Brunjes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Stellar Airpark · Chandler, AZ (8 nm) · (480) 409-9000 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Peter Gerencser private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chandler, AZ (8 nm) · (480) 650-8390 · [email protected]
- Jerod Brandon Bybee private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aeroguard Chandler · Chandler, AZ (8 nm) · (480) 648-7601 · [email protected]
- Jordan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Chandler, AZ (8 nm) · (928) 551-5525 · [email protected]
All 158 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 28 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Phoenix 993 aircraft · 602 piston singles, 77 business jets, 68 piston twins
- State of Arizona 49 aircraft in town
- Bird Acquisition LLC 32 aircraft in town
- Ssbm LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Rsw Group LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Gear Down Hangar LLC 6 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fuel Fresh INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- N166Fa Aircraft Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Premier Air Charter INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Westwind Aviation, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Arizona Executive Air Charter, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Avra Valley Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Cirrus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Pegasus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aero Design and Manufacturing INC · repair station
- Aerorepair South, LLC · repair station
- Aerotec International INC · repair station
- Amsafe INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 28 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,983 since 1982 · 466 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arizona 77 landing places
- Arizona 8,418 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IWA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.
