Goodyear Airport Facts

Goodyear Airport
(See at Google Maps)
(Details at Airnav.com)
Identifier: KGYR

Location:
Phoenix, Arizona 85338

Lat/Long:
33-25-25.4100N / 112-22-28.0400W
33.4237250 / -112.3744556

Elevation: 968 ft. / 295 m (estimated)

Time zone: UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST)

Sectional chart: PHOENIX

FSS: PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [928-778-7810]

Runway Information:
Runway 3/21Dimensions: 8500 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m

Traffic pattern:
Runway 3 - left pattern
Runway 21 - right pattern

Pattern altitude:
1968 ft MSL (1000 AGL) LIGHT ACFT & NON-TURBO JETS
2468 ft MSL (1500 AGL) HEAVY ACFT & TURBO JETS
1468 ft MSL (500 AGL) HELICOPTERS

Hangar Waiting List

I applied for a T-hangar at the Goodyear airport today, in Goodyear, Arizona. The waiting list is approximately 2 years for a small T-hangar and a bit longer for a larger T-hangar. GYR is about 45 minutes' drive from where I currently live but I am considering moving farther out into the west part of the valley. This would bring be me closer to my hangar but I feel that an hour's commute to the airplane is not excessive.

To think that one day I will be able to open the doors of my very own hangar space is really nice. If all goes according to the very loose "plan" that I have, I will be nearing the end of my assembly near the time I get to the top of the waiting list. Test flying at Goodyear will be a lot easier as well because there is not quite as much air traffic out there as in other parts of the valley. The 8000 foot runway is a benefit too!