b'52 AZA TERMINALSPhoenix-Mesa Gateway CompletesFive-Gate Addition BY CHRIS JONESFACTS&FIGURESWith an eye on growth andJ. Brian ONeill a heightened commitment torecognized that Project: Terminal Expansion passenger comfort, Phoenix- AZA was limited Location: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) unveiled aby imbalanced Size: 5 gates, 30,000 sq. ft. (replaced 4 gates spread over30,000-square-foot terminal expansioninfrastructure. Four of 10,000 sq. ft.) in mid-February. The $28 million additionits 10 holdroomsthe Cost: $28 millionincludes five ramp-loading gates, newoldestwere housed Outside Funding: $20.4 million in federal supportconcessions andperhaps mostin 15-year-old modularJ. BRIAN ONEILL(Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; Airport Improvement Programimportantlyenhanced functionality thattrailers that collectively funding); $4 million-$5 million from the state of Arizonawas sorely lacking in the previous layout. included just 10,000 square feet of space Design: DWL Architects + Planners Inc. Located about 30 miles southeast ofThey were cramped, lacked adequate Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies Inc. Sky Harbor International (PHX) in theairflow and were generally seen as a poor East Valley region of Phoenix, AZA wasfit for AZAs evolving customer base. Construction: Sept. 2022 through Feb. 2024 Holdroom Furnishings: Airport Seating Alliancea longtime military training site. For threeThe pandemic showed these spaces decades, it has enjoyed a second civilianwere substandard and unhealthy if more Temporary Holdroom Facility: Sprung Instantlife hosting a mix of scheduled servicethan one plane was on any of the four Structures Inc. and diverse types of general aviation(modular) gates, ONeill says, adding that Life Safety Systems: Firetrol Inc. traffic. Leisure-focused carriers Allegiantthis setup effectively reduced the airport to Camera & Security Systems: Southwest IntegratedAir and Sun Country Airlines serve 45a maximum of seven concurrent arrivals. Solutions U.S. markets from AZA, propelling it toNow were able to simultaneously handle Fire Suppression Systems: AZ Verde an annual record of nearly 1.92 million11 flights at a time, meaning we have 2023 Passenger Volume: Nearly 1.92 millionpassengers in 2023.additional capacity for airlines that are Traffic Profile: Active general aviation customer base;Despite the airports success, Executivelooking to come in and serve this market.nonstop commercial service to 45 U.S. markets by AllegiantDirector and Chief Executive Officer Air & Sun Country AirlinesMay | June 2024AirportImprovement.com'