Airport in Maricopa County, Arizona
Phoenix Goodyear Airport
(
IATA
:
GYR
,
ICAO
:
KGYR
,
FAA
LID
:
GYR
) (formerly Goodyear Municipal Airport) is a public
airport
in
Goodyear, Arizona
in
Maricopa County, Arizona
, United States.
History
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It was built during World War II as a naval air facility,
NAF Litchfield Park
, then upgraded to
naval air station
status and renamed
NAS Litchfield Park
.
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Its primary role after the end of World War II was storage and preservation of obsolete or excess
U.S. Navy
,
U.S. Marine Corps
and
U.S. Coast Guard
aircraft.
[3]
In 1968, all Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard aircraft preservation and storage was consolidated at the
Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center
(MASDC) at
Davis-Monthan AFB
in Tucson and NAS Litchfield Park was slated for closure.
Following the closure of NAS Litchfield Park in 1968, the
Goodyear company
discussed using it as its Aviation Products Division. The airport is not served by any airlines. Ultimately, the city of Phoenix purchased the airport as a
general aviation
reliever airport
for
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
.
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The airport is, however, a major keep and maintenance spot, and the aircraft of many airlines, both domestic and international, can be spotted there.
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Phoenix-Goodyear Airport is a
Superfund
site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants from its time as a military installation.
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Facilities
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Phoenix Goodyear Airport covers 789
acres
(319
ha
) at an
elevation
of 971
ft
(296
m
) above
mean sea level
. GYR has one
asphalt
runway
and one
concrete
helipad
:
- Runway 3/21 measuring 8,500 ft × 150 ft (2,591 m × 46 m)
- Helipad H1, measuring 64 ft × 64 ft (20 m × 20 m)
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In 2020 the airport had 79,599 aircraft operations, average 218 per day: 94%
general aviation
, <1% airline, 1% military and 4%
air taxi
. 215 aircraft were based at the airport: 183 single engine, 6 multi-engine, 19 jet, 6 military, and 1
helicopter
.
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Resident companies
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The airfield is home to several companies offering aircraft maintenance and commercial pilot training:
Both flight training schools, while regulated by the
FAA
and operating under their regulations, train students to
JAA
requirements as required for
Europe
.
From 2014 CTC Wings aviation academy started to use the airport as training facility in addition to its center in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Operational statistics
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Type of operation
|
Number
|
Single-engine aircraft based on field
|
183
|
Multi-engine aircraft based on field
|
6
|
Annual commercial operations
|
184
|
Jet aircraft based on field
|
19
|
Annual commuter operations
|
none
|
Helicopters based on field
|
1
|
Annual air taxi operations
|
3,324
|
Military aircraft based on field
|
6
|
Annual military operations
|
1,175
|
Gliders based on field
|
none
|
Annual GA local operations
|
45,189
|
Ultralights based on field
|
none
|
Annual GA itinerant operations
|
29,727
|
Through December 31, 2020.
Gallery
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See also
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References
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