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A sign at the airport's entrance, showing the former name The airport's baggage-claim facility. The airport was built in 1941 as Higley Field.It was renamed Williams Field on February 24, 1942, in honor of Arizona native First Lieutenant Charles Linton Williams (1898–1927), who was killed while serving with the 19th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field, Oahu, when he had to ditch his Boeing PW ...
Williams was the leading pilot training facility of the USAF, supplying 25% of all pilots. Since its closure, the base has largely been annexed by the city of Mesa, Arizona. It was converted into the civilian Williams Gateway Airport, later renamed Mesa Gateway Airport.
Mesa Gateway Airport (formerly Williams AFB) P-S 795,407 Page: PGA: PGA KPGA Page Municipal Airport: P-N 14,340 Phoenix: PHX: PHX KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: P-L 18,940,287 Prescott: PRC: PRC KPRC Prescott Municipal Airport (Ernest A. Love Field) P-N 23,598 Tucson: TUS: TUS KTUS Tucson International Airport: P-S 1,323,536 ...
The new air traffic control tower at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport replaces one that dates to when the site was an Air Force base. Here's a look.
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is located in the far southeastern area of the city and provides alternate but limited air service when compared to Sky Harbor International Airport. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway was formerly Williams Gateway Airport, and before that, Williams Air Force Base, which closed in 1993. Williams Gateway was announced as a new ...
Jul. 13—Phoenix's announcement of its exit from the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport will likely increase the clout of the smaller East Valley communities in the management of the Mesa airport.
On April 18, 2021, a 1946 Cessna 140, flying from Vista, California, crashed near the airport, killing the two occupants, 37 year old Timothy Michael Gill and 38 year old Joylani Roseann Kamalu. [3] A later report said the airplane was coming from Sedona Airport in Sedona, Arizona, instead. [4]
Aug. 22—Members of Arizona's congressional delegation and dignitaries from the region will dedicate Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport's new 199-foot air traffic tower. It's a major milestone for the ...