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Goodyear Airport 1658 S. Litchfield Road Goodyear, AZ 623-932-1200 |
Updated 09/15/2011
| Goodyear Airport is operated by the city of Phoenix and is located in Goodyear, AZ. It is located 24 miles from Phoenix. From PHX take I-10 West to the Litchfield Road Exit. Go South for several miles to the airport entrance (south of town). |
| Goodyear Airport is home to numerous light aircraft and
many aircraft related businesses. The airport once served as the
support facility for the Aircraft Division of Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co. Goodyear Airships has maintained a blimp support facility here for
many years, and occasionally an airship could be seen stationed here,
usually in the winter months. There are no scheduled services at
Goodyear. A new FBO opened out of the Executive Terminal at
Goodyear. It is operated by Lux Air Goodyear. You can view their
website here: Lux
Air Goodyear In 2008 the Arizona Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division declared Phoenix Goodyear Airport, "2008 Arizona Airport of the Year" (see photo below). |
| Lufthansa Airlines' Airline Training Center is located at the airport. A large number of aircraft used for training pilots of several airlines can be seen at Goodyear Airport at any given time including Oxford Aviation which is a new startup. AeroTurbine operates a repair station here, with work being done on a variety of aircraft. Numerous airliners can be seen here, either as stored aircraft or aircraft waiting to be worked on. |
| Occasionally, the Goodyear Airport hosts an open house or air show. You can view some of our photos of the 2006 Thunderbird Balloon & Air Classic air show by clicking on the following link: Goodyear Balloon & Air Spectacular Photos . |
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For more info about the various aircraft that have passed through Goodyear's repair station and for maps of the airport, please visit our GYR Data Page or click here to go to our Movements Page which lists the latest arrivals at GYR, IWA and PHX airports. You can also view some of our photos taken at the GYR airport by clicking here to go to GYR Photos Page 1. |
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