Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX Sky Train - Making Tracks in the Arizona Desert

摘要

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport serves more than 100,000 passengers per day, with 1,500 flights per day, and a daily economic impact that surpasses $90 million for the Phoenix metro area. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport takes pride in meeting the needs of the region's thriving population, and planned improvements will add to its ability to remain America's Friendliest Airport. Sky Harbor serves nearly 40 million passengers every year. To keep pace with the Valley's growth, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport will need more terminal space and parking, better roads, airfield improvements, and options for moving people and airplanes around the Airport more quickly. The PHX Sky Train is an integral part of the Airport Development Plan. Construction on the PHX Sky Train system began mid-2009, and is positioned to begin passenger service in the first quarter of 2013. The first stage, Stage 1, of the PHX Sky Train system will replace the existing bus connection between the Metro Light Rail station at 44th Street and Washington, East Economy Parking and Terminal 4. A system extension, Stage 1A, is currently underway and will provide an APM connection to Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 by early 2015. The final stage, Stage 2, will continue to extend the system to the west ultimately serving the Rental Car Center. Figure 1 illustrated the stages of the PHX Sky Train project.