Title
General Aviation Airport Update - Phoenix Goodyear Airport
Description
This report provides an update relating to developments, activities, and efforts to attract new development at Phoenix Goodyear Airport.
THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION.
Report
Summary
Phoenix Goodyear Airport is a general aviation airport owned by the City of Phoenix and located within the City of Goodyear. The airport supports aircraft of all sizes up to and including a Boeing 747. The airport is currently utilized for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provided by AerSale Inc., the largest tenant located at Goodyear Airport. LUX Air provides fixed based operator (FBO) services providing on airport fuel services, aircraft hangar storage and support to transient aircraft arriving and departing the airport. Lufthansa has been a tenant at Goodyear for many years providing flight training for Lufthansa Airlines. Lufthansa is scaling back flight training operations and recently assigned the lease agreement to United Aviate Academy, a subsidiary of United Airlines, which is establishing a new flight school program at Goodyear. United began training the first class of students in December 2021.
Phoenix Goodyear Airport has 250 plus acres of undeveloped land. Aviation staff diligently promotes the airport in an effort to generate new development at the airport. To increase the development opportunities, staff contracted with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) a broker firm currently on an Approved Vendor List with the City of Phoenix. Utilizing JLL will increase the national exposure for aeronautical development opportunities at Phoenix Goodyear Airport.
Location
Phoenix Goodyear Airport - 1685 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Ariz.
Council District: Out of City
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Aviation Department.