Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a civil–military public international airport 3 miles east of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's largest and busiest airport; among the largest commercial airports in the United States, PHX was the 8th-busiest airport in the United States and 22nd-busiest in the world in 2021. The airport serves as a hub for American Airlines and a base for Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
The Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley, metro Phoenix, or The Valley, is the largest metropolitan statistical area in the Southwestern United States, with its largest principal city being the city of Phoenix. It includes much of central Arizona. The United States Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), defining it as Maricopa and Pinal counties. It anchors the Arizona Sun Corridor megaregion along with the second-most populous metropolitan area in the state, the Tucson metropolitan area. The gross domestic product of the Phoenix metropolitan area was $255 billion in 2018, 16th highest amongst metro areas in the United States.
The Phoenix Street Railway provided streetcar service in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, from 1888 to 1948. The motto was "Ride a Mile and Smile the While."
Valley Metro Rail is a 29.8-mile (48 km) light rail system serving the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa in Arizona, USA. The network, which is part of the Valley Metro public transit system, began operations on December 27, 2008. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 10,797,600, or about 34,400 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.
McDowell/Central Avenue is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the tenth stop southbound, and is located on Central Avenue south of McDowell Road, across the street from the Burton Barr Central Library and one block south of the Phoenix Art Museum.
24th Street/Jefferson station and 24th Street/Washington station are a pair of light rail stations on the Valley Metro Rail in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They are the thirteenth stop westbound and the sixteenth stop eastbound on the initial 20-mile (32 km) starter line. This station is split between two platforms, the westbound platform which is located on Washington Street at 24th Street and the eastbound platform located on Jefferson Street at 24th Street, approximately 400 feet (120 m) apart from one another.
44th Street/Washington is a station on the Valley Metro Rail light rail line in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The PHX Sky Train provides direct service from the light rail station to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Westbound trains in the morning depart from this station.
Montebello/19th Avenue is a station on the Metro light rail line in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. A large park and ride lot is located on the east side of 19th Avenue. The station is immediately south of Bethany Home Road. The station was the northern terminus of the Valley Metro Rail until the Northwest Extension I opened in 2016.
Central Avenue/Camelback, also known as Uptown Phoenix, is a station on the Metro light rail line in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. This station has a park and ride lot adjacent to and west of the station, along Camelback Road.
Indian School/Central Avenue is a station on the Metro light rail line in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the sixth stop southbound and the twenty-third stop northbound on the initial 20 mile starter line.
Thomas/Central Avenue is a light rail station on Valley Metro Rail in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the seventh stop southbound and the twenty-second stop northbound on the initial 20 mile starter line. The station is north of Thomas Road, and it can be accessed from both Thomas Road, at the south, and Catalina Drive, two blocks to the north. Catalina Drive is the south-boundary street for Park Central Mall.
Transportation in Phoenix, Arizona is primarily via private cars. Public transport is run under the brand Valley Metro, and consists of buses, light rail, and a streetcar system.
The PHX Sky Train is an electric people mover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. The initial segment opened to the public on April 8, 2013. The first extension to Terminal 3 opened on December 8, 2014, and the second extension to the Rental Car Center opened on December 20, 2022. The 24/7 service operates free of charge, with trains running every 3–5 minutes.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
The Tempe Streetcar, referred to as the Streetcar Line on regional transit maps, is a streetcar extension of Phoenix's Valley Metro Rail system. Construction began in 2017, and the line opened for service on May 20, 2022. It serves 14 stops across three miles of track serving various parts of the city's downtown, as well as the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, with the Valley Metro Rail main line.
19th Avenue/Dunlap is a station on the Valley Metro light rail line in Phoenix, Arizona. It was opened as part of Phase I of the Northwest Extension of the system on March 19, 2016, and remained the northwestern terminus of the line until January 27, 2024, when Phase II extended the line to Metro Parkway.
Northern Avenue/19th Avenue is a station on the Metro light rail line in Phoenix, Arizona. It was opened as part of Phase 1 of the Northwest Extension of the system on March 19, 2016.
Glendale/19th Avenue is a station on the Metro light rail line in Phoenix, Arizona. It was opened as part of Phase 1 of the Northwest Extension of the system on March 19, 2016.
Gilbert Rd/Main Street is a light rail station in Mesa, Arizona, on the Valley Metro system serving Phoenix and surrounding areas. It opened to revenue service on May 18, 2019, becoming the new terminus of the light rail line. The station has a park-and-ride facility and a bus station that is served by local routes.
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