Sky Harbor International Airport News

Phoenix is poised to become an operator of Williams Gateway Airport, a significant move that solidifies the airports future role as the primary reliever to Sky Harbor International Airport.

This move gives Phoenix a major voice in how and when the fledgling commercial airport would begin to alleviate congestion at Sky Harbor, the nation's seventh busiest in terms of passengers.

"The demand for air service in the Valley is growing so rapidly that we are not concerned of a threat to Sky Harbor," said Deborah Ostreicher, an airport spokeswoman. "We're interested in the sustainability in Valley aviation as a whole." More...

Look for this area to be a real estate hot spot for commercial, industrial and retail development in the very near future.