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Goodyear Airport 1658 S. Litchfield Road Goodyear, AZ 623-932-1200 |
Updated 11/27/2006
| 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. |
| 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. Recently, the Thunderbird Balloon & Air Classic was moved from Glendale. A link to this air show can be found here: Goodyear Balloon & Air Spectacular . You can also view some of our photos of this 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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