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Williams Gateway Airport (IATA: AZA, ICAO: KIWA, FAA LID: IWA) is a commercial airport located in the southeastern area of Mesa, Arizona and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.^[1] The airport covers 3,020 acres (12 km²) and has three runways. Although Williams Gateway is located in Mesa, the airport is governed by a five member board, comprised of the mayors of the Town of Gilbert, City of Mesa, Town of Queen Creek, Gila River Indian Community and the City of Phoenix An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... FAA may refer to: Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Fleet Air Arm in the UK Royal Navy Fuerza Aérea Argentina in Argentina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... An aerial view of a large international airport. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Government  - Mayor Keno Hawker (R) Area  - City 125. ... “km” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Maricopa County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Williams Gateway Airport will also serve as a focus city for Las Vegas-based carrier Allegiant Air. In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... Vegas redirects here. ... Allegiant Air is an American low fare airline, owned by Allegiant Travel Co. ...

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Williams Gateway Airport is assigned IWA by the FAA and AZA by the IATA^[2] (which assigned IWA to Yuzhny Airport in Ivanovo, Russia^[3]). The airport's former IATA code was CHD.^[4] A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... “FAA” redirects here. ... “IATA” redirects here. ... Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport (IATA: IWA, ICAO: UUBI)[1] is an airport in Russia located 7 km southwest of Ivanovo. ... Ivanovo (Russian: Ива́ново) is the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. ...

History

Williams Gateway Airport was built in 1941 and inaugurated in 1942 by the United States military as Williams Air Base. It served as a flight training field during World War II for military pilots. Military forces established a pilot school there, and many war airplanes that are now considered to be classics were seen there on a daily basis. Williams Air Force Base was the leading pilot training facility of the United States Air Force for many years, supplying 25% of all pilots. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

In 1948, Williams became the first jet training base, and in 1976 it was the first site of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. ^[5] Air Education and Training Command (AETC), with headquarters at Randolph AFB near San Antonio, Texas, was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. ...

Entrance to Williams Gateway Airport

The 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission recommended closing the base as its operating costs were too costly for the United States government; the base continued operating until 1993. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the US Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory in order to save...

As the base was being shut down, it was decided that, with the growing traffic at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, an alternative airport would be needed in the area. The runway was expanded to accommodate jets, and the facility reopened in 1994 as Williams Gateway Airport. Bids began to be made for some airlines to begin flights almost immediately. Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX) in Phoenix is Arizonas main international airport, one of the largest aviation facilities in the American Southwest and one of the top ten busiest airports in the country. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Jet aircraft are aircrafts with jet engines. ... This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ...

In 2004, charter airline Ryan International Airlines began offering MD-82 jet flights from there to Bullhead City International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, which is adjacent to Laughlin, Nevada and many resorts. A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ... Ryan International Airlines is an American FAR 121 supplemental airline. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... Bullhead City International Airport (IATA: IFP, ICAO: KIFP), also known as Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, is a commercial airport located in Bullhead City, Arizona, across the Colorado River and one block away from the city of Laughlin, Nevada. ... Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly 100 miles (160. ... Laughlin at night, with the Colorado River in foreground Laughlin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ...

In recent years, the airport has again become a center of flight training. Several large flight schools now take advantage of the great flying weather in the Phoenix valley.

On July 31, 2007, low-cost carrier Allegiant Air announced plans to open a focus city from Williams Gateway Airport, connecting the Phoenix metropolitan area to 13 destinations which are set to begin sometime in October 2007. ^[6] is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Allegiant Air is an American low fare airline, owned by Allegiant Travel Co. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ...

In a press release on September 17, 2007, the Williams Gateway Airport authority approved a name change for Williams Gateway Airport effective October 15, 2007. The new name will be Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Reasons behind the name change are "to have the airport reach its highest potential in creating jobs and commercial service development." ^[7] is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Airlines and Destinations

Destinations served from Williams Gateway Airport
(As of November 21, 2007)

FAA diagram of AZA

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Scheduled Airlines

• Allegiant Air (Bellingham [begins October 27], Billings [begins November 16], Cedar Rapids/Iowa City [begins October 25], Chicago/Rockford [begins November 16], Fargo [begins November 15], Fort Wayne [begins November 21], Green Bay [begins November 15], Missoula [begins October 26], Peoria [begins October 27], Rapid City [begins November 21], Santa Maria (CA) [begins October 26], Sioux Falls [begins October 25], Stockton [begins October 26])

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Charter Airlines and Companies

• Air Evac (Medevac airline)
• SkyValue operated by Xtra Airways (Gary/Chicago) (seasonal) (operations suspended)
• Silver State Helicopters (Phoenix)
• Vision Holidays operated by Vision Airlines (North Las Vegas)

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Recreation

• Fighter Combat AZ

Training

• Advanced Training Systems International, a fighter combat and maintenance training school
• Silver State Helicopters Flight Academy

• Mesa Pilot Development
• Regional Airline Academy
• Airline Transport Professionals
• University of North Dakota Aerospace

Board of Directors

When Willams Gateway Airport was formed, a three member board, comprised of the the three cities adjacent to Willaims Field was formed. The governing board was comprised of representation by the mayors of the Town of Gilbert, City of Mesa and the Town of Queen Creek.

In later years, the Gila River Indian Community and the City of Phoenix joined the Williams Gateway board. The City of Phoenix joined in 2006.

When the change of the Williams Gateway Airport name to Phoenix-Mesa occurs, the board approved resolution and ordinance will not change, diminish, give away, negate nor reduce any of the five board of directors and their respective city, community or town member voting authority.

A five-member airport Board of Directors is comprised of elected officials from neighboring cities. Authority communities are as of 2007: 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Town of Gilbert
• Gila River Indian Community
• City of Mesa
• Town of Queen Creek
• City of Phoenix

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for IWA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: AZA / KIWA - Phoenix, Arizona (Williams Gateway Airport)
3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: IWA / UUBI - Ivanovo, Russia (Yuzhne Airport)
4. ^ Great Circle Mapper: CHD - Obsolete (see AZA)
5. ^ The Southeast Valley Insider. The Arizona Republic (2006-03-30).
6. ^ Allegiant announces Phoenix-area Focus City
7. ^ Williams Gateway Airport board approves name change to "Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport

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External links

• Williams Gateway Airport (official web site)
• Williams Gateway Airport at Arizona DOT web site
• Williams Gateway Airport at WikiMapia
• Williams Air Force Base at GlobalSecurity.org
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KIWA
  • ASN accident history for CHD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KIWA