Several companies flew air tankers from PHX
during the wildfire season in Arizona. The U.S.
Forest Service maintained a base at the Cutter
ramp, on the South side of the airport, where
the aircraft could be seen from Old Tower Road.
During the fire season, one tanker was usually
based
at PHX, and others used the airport in response
to nearby wildfires. The Forest Service
calls in
the tankers to fight fires in difficult to reach areas
of the State, usually during the
warmer months. Luckily, in some years these aircraft have
seen limited
use.
Yet, when they were here, they made an interesting
addition to Sky Harbor's aircraft traffic.
In 2001 the Fire Tanker Base
at PHX was moved to Globe, AZ (P13).
Click on a photo below
to view a larger image of the aircraft...
Hawkins
& Powers Aviation's
Tanker Aircraft at PHX
Enthusiast website: Hawkins and Powers
Tanker
130 (N130HP)
Tanker
131 (N131HP)
Tanker
139 (N139HP)
Tanker
140 (N140HP)
Black
Hills Aviation/Neptune's
Tanker Aircraft at PHX
Official website: Neptune Aviation
Tanker 05 (N96278)
Tanker 06 (N9855F)
Tanker 07 (N1386K)
Tanker 08 (N14835)
Tanker 09 (N4235T)
Tanker 10 (N4235N)
Tanker 11 (N14447)
Tanker 12 (N96264)
Minden
Air Corp.'s
Tanker Aircraft at PHX
BLM's
(Bureau of Land Management)
Aircraft at PHX
Tanker 99 (N299MA)
N93LM
USANG Tanker Aircraft at PHX
USFS Aircraft at PHX
USANG
C-130 Tankers
N142Z
Lockheed P-3, Tanker 00 departs on another mission...