Phoenix Sky Harbor International
PHX · KPHX · Phoenix, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
Phoenix Sky Harbor International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Phoenix, 3 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, 1,135 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 11,489 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPHX · observed 2:51 pm MST (21:51 UTC), 16 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 knots, gusting to 14
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
- Temperature 98°F (37°C), dew point 53°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:37 pm MST (20:37 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm MST (21:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 13,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 13,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPHX 062151Z 03009G14KT 10SM FEW100 FEW180 37/12 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP081 T03670117 $
TAF KPHX 062037Z 0621/0724 08004KT P6SM FEW130 FM070000 27005KT P6SM FEW140 FM070600 10005KT P6SM FEW140 FM072200 27006KT P6SM FEW130
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PHX · ICAO KPHX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Phoenix
- Elevation
- 1,135 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 11,489 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07L/25R | 10,300 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07R/25L | 7,800 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 898 ft, 10,591 ft available for landing, building 66 ft high 3,020 ft from the end
- Runway 26: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 9 ft high 905 ft from the end
- Runway 07L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, pole 62 ft high 2,958 ft from the end
- Runway 25R: PAPI, four lights on the left, ant 416 ft high 17,582 ft from the end
- Runway 07R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 33 ft high 900 ft from the end
- Runway 25L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), ant 424 ft high 20,059 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Digital ATIS | 127.575 | Phoenix |
| Clearance delivery | 118.1 | Phoenix |
| Ground North | 119.75 | Phoenix |
| Ground South | 132.55 | Phoenix |
| Tower Runway 08/26 | 118.7 | Phoenix |
| Tower Runway 07L/25R, 07R/25L | 120.9 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (CHILY) · Class B airspace 319-057 7500 feet and above | 119.2 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace · Dsert and star 319-057 below 7500 feet | 120.7 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 119-138 below 7500 feet; 139-191 below 8500 feet | 123.7 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Blythe and star · Class B airspace 119-138 7500-14500 feet; 192-263 7500-12500 feet | 124.1 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 058-118 below 10500 feet | 124.9 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (BALDY) · Departure procedure (BROAK) 058-118 10500 feet and above; 119-138 above 14500 feet | 126.8 | Phoenix |
| Approach and departure · Brusr and star · Buntr and star 340-079 above 5500 feet | 128.65 | Phoenix |
| Phx and vot | 109.0 | |
| Phoenix and rco | 122.2 | Phoenix · Communications provided by prescott radio on frequency 122.2 (Phoenix rco). |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 602-551-6092.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Phoenix from the FAA register
993 aircraft are registered to owners in Phoenix, Arizona: 603 piston singles, 76 business jets, 70 piston twins, 61 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 56 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Overnight parking fee.
- Pattern altitude: 1000 feet above ground level light aircraft and NON-TURBOJETS; 1500 feet above ground level hvy aircraft and turbojets.
- Fee for charters, travel club and revenue producing aircraft.
- Noise abatement procedure in effect.
- Taxiway R and ptns of taxiway south and T below the control tower not vsb from the control tower.
- Taxiway R ovhd train bridge at midpt provides 81 feet 9 in clnc. Txl Y3 ovhd train bridge at midpt provides 44 feet 7 in clnc.
- Experimental or gnd dmstn NA WO prior apvl - airside operations.
- Eng runs NA WO prior coord with airside operations.
- International gate use rqr cdn with airport operations 48 hour prior to arrival.
- International landing rights rqr U.S. customs and bdr protection notification 48 hour prior to landing.
- Review hot spot information on airport diagram.
- Runway status lights in oprn.
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 5, 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.