Title
Phoenix Sky Harbor Capacity Planning
Description
Staff will provide an update on recent trends and issues, and recommend next steps related to airport growth and future facility development.
THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION.
Report
Summary
The 2019 Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Comprehensive Asset Management Plan (CAMP) anticipated the congestion and degradation of level of service in terminal facilities over the life of the plan. While the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on passenger demand between 2020 and 2021, enplaned traffic recovered rapidly to near pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Sky Harbor returned to the CAMP's passenger growth trajectory in 2023 as the airport achieved its highest traffic counts on record.
In order to accommodate growth in the near-to-medium term horizon, Sky Harbor completed the last of its concourses at Terminal 4 in 2022, with the development of the final concourse at Terminal 3 currently underway. The CAMP identified the need for a future west terminal to accommodate demand beyond what terminals 3 and 4 could serve. In addition to discussing timing around the future west terminal, staff will also discuss capacity challenges with existing terminal and airfield facilities as well as plans to address these challenges over time.
Location
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: 2485 E. Buckeye Road
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Aviation Department.