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Phoenix has two airports with scheduled airline flights. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) is the main one, a few miles east of downtown Phoenix, with nearly every airline and all the international flights. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (AZA) is a much smaller airport in southeast Mesa, about 20 miles southeast of Phoenix, served almost entirely by Allegiant.
| Sky Harbor (PHX) | Mesa Gateway (AZA) | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | A few miles east of downtown Phoenix | Southeast Mesa, about 20 miles southeast of Phoenix |
| Airlines | American, Southwest, Delta, United, Alaska, Frontier, JetBlue and more, plus Aeroméxico, Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Volaris, WestJet and others | Allegiant (about 98% of passengers) and Sun Country (seasonal) |
| Destinations | US cities large and small, Mexico, Canada, Hawaii, London, Paris and Taipei | About 40 US cities, many of them small airports in the Midwest and Mountain West |
| International flights | Yes | No |
| Passengers | March 2026 alone: 5,128,429, a record month | 2,035,505 in all of 2025 |
| Cheapest parking | $16 a day posted at the East Economy lot ($14 booked online) | $10 a day at the Economy Lot, with a free shuttle |
| Without a car | Valley Metro light rail to the free PHX Sky Train | Valley Metro bus route 184 |
| Hourly Lot | $1 per half-hour, in front of the terminal (not for long stays) |
|---|---|
| Daily Lot | $15 a day, walking distance to the terminal |
| Economy Lot | $10 a day ($11 covered), 7255 E Ray Rd, free shuttle. Allow 15 to 20 extra minutes |
| Cell phone lot | Free, 5250 S Sossaman Rd |
For Sky Harbor's options, see our PHX parking guide.
Scottsdale Airport (SDL), Phoenix Deer Valley (DVT) and Phoenix Goodyear (GYR) are general-aviation airports for private and charter planes. They have no regular airline flights. The next airport with airline service is Tucson (TUS), about two hours south by car.
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Two with airline flights: Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), the main airport, and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (AZA) in southeast Mesa. Scottsdale, Deer Valley and Goodyear airports serve private planes only.
Allegiant, which carries about 98% of the passengers, and Sun Country, which has a seasonal Minneapolis flight between November and April.
Parking is: $10 a day in the Mesa Gateway Economy Lot against $16 to $33 at Sky Harbor. Fares depend on the route. Allegiant is often cheap to the smaller cities it serves, but most big-city routes only fly from Sky Harbor, where several airlines compete.
About 20 miles southeast of Phoenix as the crow flies, in southeast Mesa. It is usually the closer airport for Gilbert, Queen Creek and San Tan Valley.
No. All its scheduled flights are within the United States. International flights from the Phoenix area leave from Sky Harbor.
Sources: gatewayairport.com (airlines and parking rates, updated September 2026); Mesa Gateway passenger statistics for 2025; FlightConnections AZA route list and ABC15 (May 2026); skyharbor.com (airlines by terminal, 2026 parking rates); Sky Harbor passenger record reported by KJZZ (2026). Checked November 2026.
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