With a new year, comes resolutions and goals. But, it’s important to also look back at what was achieved in the prior year.

2022 was a big year for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with many highlights.

We set milestones with becoming the first airport in the U.S. to offer travelers the ability to show their ID digitally through the Apple Wallet.  And, we set a global milestone by becoming the first airport in the world to offer travelers the ability to take a Waymo autonomous vehicle as a means of transportation to and from the airport.

We opened a new eight gate concourse at our busiest terminal, Terminal 4.

We completed Stage 2 of the PHX Sky Train^® extending the system 2.5 miles to the Rental Car Center and adding a new station and economy parking facility at 24th Street.

We celebrated the fifth anniversary of our therapy dog program, the Navigator Buddies.

We’re focusing on our future and commitment to sustainability. As a result, we received the Level 4 Transformation rating from Airports Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation Program. We are currently only one of four airports in the U.S. to have achieved the Level 4 or 4+ rating tier.

In 2022, 12 airlines initiated new nonstop service to 19 markets from PHX. We also saw the return of international service – American’s London flight, Condor’s Frankfurt flight, and Air Canada’s Montreal flight. We welcomed new airlines like Breeze and Southern Express Airways, Frontier Airlines also announced they are opening a crew base in Phoenix.

We are home to the first City of Phoenix project to benefit from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, starting with the construction of a long-awaited cross-field taxiway connecting the north and south airfields. This taxiway will allow for better aircraft flow for airfield operations. In October, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego welcomed White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Congressman Greg Stanton to the Airport for a kick-off event.

We held monthly Job Fairs to fill thousands of positions. And, we launched an Airport Worker Child Care Scholarship Program to help our vital frontline workers who support the essential travel operation.

We also added a new service to support customers who are blind or have low vision. The service, called Aira, assists passengers with a variety of needs, including moving through crowds, avoiding obstacles, finding gates, and more.

And, we’re preparing for the upcoming Super Bowl. In August, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled the Super Bowl LVII countdown clock in Terminal 4. We look forward to welcoming visitors to Phoenix for the Big Game in February.

These are just a few of the many highlights from 2022. We also launched PHX RESERVE, allowing travelers to save a place in the security checkpoint line to reduce their wait; celebrated another successful Wings for Autism event; held the 12 Days of Gratitude in December to thank our customers; opened a United Club in Terminal 3; among others. We also received numerous honors, including being recertified by the Global BioRisk Advisory Council for sanitation and cleanliness; receiving the Spirit of Service Award at the Governor’s Tourism Awards for our Compassion Cacti™ lanyard program; our 8th concourse was selected as the Best Aviation/Transit Project by Engineering News-Record Southwest; receiving the Environmental Achievement Award in Innovation from Airports Council International – North America-for our Eighth Concourse; and we were the recipient for the National Recycling Coalition’s 2022 Outstanding Outreach Program for our recycling efforts.  These were just a few of the many honors. 

We look forward to another exciting year ahead!