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{{infobox|fullname=Phoenix Goodyear Airport| | {{infobox|fullname=Phoenix Goodyear Airport| | ||
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icao=KGYR| | icao=KGYR| | ||
aptype=Public| | aptype=Public| | ||
website= | website=https://www.goodyearairport.com/| | ||
mapurl=maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=goodyear,+arizona&ll=33.423239,-112.370009&spn=0.024894,0.04961&t=h| | mapurl=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=goodyear,+arizona&ll=33.423239,-112.370009&spn=0.024894,0.04961&t=h| | ||
mapsource=Google Maps| | mapsource=Google Maps| | ||
atctower=| | atctower=120.1| | ||
atcground=| | atcground=121.7| | ||
atcclearance=| | atcclearance=121.7| | ||
atcapproach=| | atcapproach=120.7 (Phoenix) 125.45 (Luke South)| | ||
atcdeparture=| | atcdeparture=120.7 (Phoenix) 125.45 (Luke South)| | ||
atcatis=| | atcatis=118.35| | ||
atcunicom=}} | atcunicom=120.1}} | ||
Located 20 miles west of [[PHX]] on Interstate 10. Exit at Litchfield Road and turn left. Drive south on Litchfield Road approximately 1.5 miles and the airport entrance will be on your right. | Located 20 miles west of [[PHX]] on Interstate 10. Exit at Litchfield Road and turn left. Drive south on Litchfield Road approximately 1.5 miles and the airport entrance will be on your right. | ||
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From the terminal parking lot, a good view can be seen of the stored aircraft across the runway. Given an early morning with little heat haze, a number of these aircraft can be read off from here. | From the terminal parking lot, a good view can be seen of the stored aircraft across the runway. Given an early morning with little heat haze, a number of these aircraft can be read off from here. | ||
To the right of the terminal, and north of the TIMCO area, is the Lufthansa pilot training academy. Their light aircraft | To the right of the terminal, and north of the TIMCO area, is the Lufthansa pilot training academy. Their light aircraft are very active during the whole week, since they started to fly Monday-Sunday in January 2007 for better utilized capacity due to the extremely increased need for pilots. | ||
==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
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==Regular Traffic== | ==Regular Traffic== | ||
No regular traffic serves Goodyear, but airliner maintenance and storage provide random movements of up to five per day. The runway is 3-21, and landing traffic can be photographed from either end. | No regular traffic serves Goodyear, but airliner maintenance and storage provide random movements of up to five per day. The runway is 3-21, and landing traffic can be photographed from either end. | ||
During 2016, there were aircraft of various airlines at the airport, including SF Airlines (Boeing 757), Aerolineas Argentinas (Airbus A340), Iberia (Airbus A340), Virgin Atlantic (Boeing 747), Air New Zealand (Boeing 747), Shanghai Airlines (Airbus A320), Caribbean Airlines (Boeing 737), Boliviana de Aviacion (Boeing 737) and many others. | |||
==Facilities and Transportation== | ==Facilities and Transportation== | ||
A car is required to visit Goodyear. The small general aviation terminal provides basic facilities. | A car is required to visit Goodyear. The small general aviation terminal provides basic facilities. | ||