Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport safety profile

96 recorded occurrences at or near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (19842026): 44 at the airport, 52 nearby; 5 fatal, 6 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20262 (0 fatal)
  • 20256 (0 fatal)
  • 20241 (0 fatal)
  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20222 (0 fatal)
  • 20216 (0 fatal)
  • 20204 (0 fatal)
  • 20195 (0 fatal)
  • 20187 (1 fatal)
  • 20175 (0 fatal)
  • 20163 (0 fatal)
  • 20153 (0 fatal)
  • 20142 (0 fatal)
  • 20134 (0 fatal)
  • 20124 (0 fatal)
  • 20118 (0 fatal)
  • 201010 (3 fatal)
  • 20095 (1 fatal)
  • 20085 (0 fatal)
  • 20051 (0 fatal)
  • 20031 (0 fatal)
  • 20021 (0 fatal)
  • 19993 (0 fatal)
  • 19981 (0 fatal)
  • 19922 (0 fatal)
  • 19901 (0 fatal)
  • 19891 (0 fatal)
  • 19851 (0 fatal)
  • 19841 (0 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown45
  • Landing18
  • Approach11
  • Climb6
  • Takeoff5
  • Cruise4
  • On the ground4
  • Maneuvering3

Runway incursions

The FAA Runway Safety database records 193 runway incursions at this airport, including 4 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 08/26: 11,489 ft, CON, lighted
  • 07L/25R: 10,300 ft, ASP, lighted
  • 07R/25L: 7,800 ft, CON, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 2.7 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 25.696 days/year
  • Snow: 0.1 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 0.218% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0.008% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.