Airport type Public 3/21 8,501 Elevation 295 m Owner Phoenix | Elevation AMSL 971 ft / 296 m Code GYR Phone +1 623-932-4550 Serves Phoenix | |
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Location Goodyear, Phoenix, Arizona, United States Hub for CTC Aviation
Lufthansa Flight Training
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CTC Aviation Website phoenix.gov/goodyearairport/ Address 1658 S Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, AZ 85338, USA Similar Glendale Municipal Airport, Goodyear Ballpark, Luke Air Force Base, Goodyear Municipal Court, Residence Inn by Marriott P | ||
Phoenix goodyear airport boneyard
Phoenix Goodyear Airport (IATA: GYR, ICAO: KGYR, FAA LID: GYR) (formerly Goodyear Municipal Airport) is a public airport a mile southwest of Goodyear, in Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona.
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- Phoenix goodyear airport boneyard
- Airplane boneyard storage at phoenix goodyear airport august 2013
- Facilities
- Resident companies
- References
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. 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. 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 city of Phoenix purchased the airport as a general aviation reliever airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The airport is not served by any airlines. The airport is, however, a major keep and maintenance spot, and the aircraft of many airlines, both domestic and international, can be spotted there.
Phoenix-Goodyear Airport is a Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants from its time as a military installation.
Airplane boneyard storage at phoenix goodyear airport august 2013
Facilities
Phoenix Goodyear Airport covers 789 acres (319 ha); it has one asphalt runway, 3/21, which is 8,501 x 150 ft (2,591 x 46 m), and one concrete helipad, H1, which is 64 x 64 ft (20 x 20 m).
In 2007 the airport had 188,136 aircraft operations, average 515 per day: 93% general aviation, <1% airline, 5% military and 1% air taxi. 223 aircraft are based at the airport: 73% single engine, 11% multi-engine, 16% jet and <1% helicopters.
Resident companies
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.