Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Statistics

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Arizona’s main airline hub and a top‑10 U.S. airport by passenger volume.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport handles nearly 50 million passengers annually.

• PHX served 51.62 million passengers in 2025, a 1.4 % decrease from 52.33 million in 2024.
• Passenger traffic reached 48.65 million in 2023, up 9.6 % from 2022 and surpassing the pre-pandemic record of 46.29 million set in 2019.
• Traffic fell to 21.93 million in 2020 during the pandemic.

Enplaned vs Deplaned Passengers

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport maintains nearly perfect balance between arriving and departing passengers, typical of major connecting hubs.

• The Airport recorded 25.89 million enplaned passengers in 2025, a 1.2% decrease from 26.21 million in 2024.
• Deplaned passengers totaled 25.73 million in 2025, a 1.5% YoY decrease (26.12 million in 2024)

Busiest Terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Terminal 4 is the busiest terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

• Terminal 4 handled 36.73 million domestic passengers in 2025.
• Terminal 3 served 12.08 million domestic passengers the same year.

PHX manages more than 400,000 takeoffs and landings annually.

• 487,143 operations in 2025, compared with 485,745 in 2024 and 454,665 in 2023.
• Operations dipped to 310,324 in 2020 before recovering through 2021 (408,285) and 2022 (418,856).

The airline landscape at Phoenix Sky Harbor is dominated by two major carriers, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, which carry over 70% of total passengers.

• American Airlines carried the most passengers in 2025, serving 20.89 million travelers and capturing 40.5% of the market share.
• Southwest Airlines served 17.20 million passengers, accounting for 33.3% of the total.
• Delta Airlines served 3.66 million passengers (7.1%), United Airlines carried 3.22 million (6.2%), and Frontier Airlines handled 2.30 million passengers (4.5%).

International Destinations

• San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD), was the leading international destination from PHX, with 457,831 passengers.
• London, United Kingdom (LHR), and Calgary, Canada (YYC), ranked next with 334,863 and 312,085 travelers, respectively.
• Puerto Vallarta (310,506) and Cancún (219,996), both in Mexico, complete the top five international destinations.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport handles around 400,000 tons of cargo annually, however, 2023 and 2024 saw a notable drop in cargo volume.

• PHX moved 362,702 tons of cargo and mail in 2025, a 6.9% increase from 339,149 tons in 2024.
• Cargo peaked at 446,295 tons in 2021 then fell to 420,247 tons in 2022 and 358,458 tons in 2023.
• Pre-pandemic year 2019 recorded 393,132 tons of cargo, while the airport handled 420,418 tons of cargo in 2020.

• On-time departures: 79 %, ranking 6th nationally.
• On-time arrivals: 80 %, ranking 3rd.
• Cancellations: 0.61 %, the best rate among major U.S. airports.
• Average departure delay: 62.65 minutes.
• Average arrival delay: 73.39 minutes.

• The City of Phoenix bought Sky Harbor in July 1935 for $100,000, paying $35,300 in cash and taking a $64,700 mortgage.
• Airport footprint: 3,400 acres.
• Parking capacity: more than 21,000 spaces.
• Terminal 1 was demolished in 1990; Terminal 2 closed in February 2020.
• Terminal 3 size: 880,000 sq ft.
• Terminal 4 size: 3.9 million sq ft.
• Runways:
  • North: 11,489 ft long, 150 ft wide
  • Center: 10,300 ft long, 150 ft wide
  • South: 7,800 ft long, 150 ft wide