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====Air==== [[File:phoenix-sky-harbor-control-tower.jpg|alt=aerial view of Sky Harbor airport, showing the spoke structure of the terminals and gates, with the spike of the control tower toward the lower left of the picture.| thumb|An aerial view of the [[control tower]] at Phoenix Sky Harbor that began operations on January 17, 2007]] [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] {{airport codes|PHX|KPHX}}, one of the ten busiest airports in the United States, serves over 110,000 people on over 1,000 flights per day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyharbor.com/about/airportFacts.html |title=Airport Facts |publisher=skyharbor.com |access-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref> Centrally located in the metro area near several major freeway interchanges east of downtown Phoenix, the airport serves more than 100 cities with non-stop flights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyharbor.com/airlinesflights/whereWeFly.html |title=Where We Fly |publisher=skyharbor.com |access-date=March 2, 2014}}</ref> [[Air Canada]], [[Air France]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/about-phx/news-media/press-releases/air-france-to-begin-phoenix-paris-flight/ |title=Air France to Begin Phoenix-Paris Flight |publisher=Air France |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref> [[British Airways]], [[Condor Flugdienst|Condor]], [[Volaris]], and [[WestJet]] are among several international carriers as well as American carrier [[American Airlines]] (which maintains a hub at the airport) that provide flights to destinations such as Canada, [[Costa Rica]], Mexico, and [[Heathrow Airport|London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyharbor.com/Flights/WhereWeFly/InternationalDestinations |title=International Destinations |access-date=December 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227232324/https://skyharbor.com/Flights/WhereWeFly/InternationalDestinations |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition to American, other domestic carriers include [[Alaska Airlines]], [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[Frontier Airlines|Frontier]], [[Hawaiian Airlines|Hawaiian]], [[JetBlue Airways|JetBlue]], [[Southwest Airlines|Southwest]], [[Spirit Airlines|Spirit]], [[Sun Country Airlines|Sun Country]], and [[United Airlines|United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyharbor.com/Flights/Airlines |title=Airlines |access-date=December 23, 2016 |publisher=Sky Harbor Airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801114507/https://www.skyharbor.com/Flights/Airlines |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport]] {{airport codes|AZA|KIWA}} in neighboring Mesa also serves the area's commercial air traffic. It was converted from Williams Air Force Base, which closed in 1993. The airport has recently received substantial commercial service with [[Allegiant Air]] opening a hub operation at the airport with non-stop service to over a dozen destinations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/12/07/phoenix-mesa-gateway-airport-continues-to-break.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030239/http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/12/07/phoenix-mesa-gateway-airport-continues-to-break.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |title=Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport continues to break passenger records |last=Totten |first=Steven |date=December 7, 2016 |newspaper=Phoenix Business Journal |access-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/12/07/phoenix-mesa-gateway-airport-continues-to-break.html |title=Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport celebrates eight million Allegiant passengers since 2007 |date=December 16, 2016 |publisher=Queen Creek Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223152439/http://queencreekindependent.com/business/phoenix-mesa-gateway-airport-celebrates-eight-million-allegiant-passengers-since-2007/ |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |access-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Smaller airports that primarily handle private and corporate jets include [[Phoenix Deer Valley Airport]], in the Deer Valley district of north Phoenix, and [[Scottsdale Airport]], just east of the Phoenix/Scottsdale border. There are also other municipal airports including [[Glendale Municipal Airport]], [[Falcon Field (Arizona)|Falcon Field Airport]] in Mesa, and [[Phoenix Goodyear Airport]].
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