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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport's Economic Impact is Tremendous:
- Phoenix Sky Harbor is one of the ten busiest in the nation for passenger traffic with a $106 million daily economic impact. On a typical day:
- More than 1,200 aircraft arrive and depart
- More than 120,000 passengers arrive and depart
- More than 800 tons of air cargo is handled
- The Phoenix Airport System (PHX Sky Harbor, PHX Goodyear and PHX Deer Valley airports), now including Sky Harbor Center, has a total econonmic impact of $38.7 billion.
- Nonstop international flights from Sky Harbor create a $3.4 billion total economic impact within the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is self-sufficient.
- For more information, see the Economic Impact Study and the Economic Impact of Nonstop International Flights.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Has a Great History:
- Sky Harbor was purchased by the City of Phoenix in July of 1935 for $100,000. The City paid $35,300 in cash and took out a $64,700 mortgage. It remains owned and operated by Phoenix.
- Terminal 1 was the first "modern" terminal built. It was completed in October 1952 and cost $853,000. In 1990, Terminal 1 was demolished, but the other terminals were never renumbered.
- Terminal 2 was opened in 1962.
- Terminal 3 was opened in 1979.
- Terminal 4 was opened in 1990.
- PHX Sky Train® opened on April 8, 2013 - on time and under budget.
More than 90% of Valley residents think that Sky Harbor is important to our economy and is convenient for their travel.
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