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'''Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport''' {{Airport codes|AZA|KIWA|IWA}}, formerly '''Williams Gateway Airport''' (1994–2008) and '''[[Williams Air Force Base]]''' (1948–1993), is an [[international airport]] in the southeastern area of [[Mesa, Arizona]], {{convert|20|mi|nmi km}} southeast of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]].<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=IWA|use=PU|own=PU|site=00753.*A}} effective FebruaryNovember 2428, 2024, AirportIQ 5010, GCR Inc.</ref> The airport, owned and operated by the Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, is a reliever airport for [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]]. It is a base for [[Allegiant Air]].
 
The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011 called Phoenix–Mesa Gateway a [[reliever airport]], which is a [[general aviation]] airport used to relieve congestion at a large airline airport.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2007 |title= National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007–2011 |date= October 6, 2006 |publisher= [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]}}</ref> Allegiant Air began scheduled service from Mesa in October 2007.<ref name=Allegiant>{{citation |url= http://allegiantair.com/aaNews20070731b.php |title= Allegiant Air announces new base in Phoenix–Mesa |publisher= Allegiant Air |work= Press release |date= July 31, 2007 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071012170754/http://www.allegiantair.com/aaNews20070731b.php |archive-date= October 12, 2007 }}</ref> Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport reports the airport had 1,772,678 passenger boardings in 2019.

Although Mostmost U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], but Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport has different codes for each. The aviation community generally uses the FAA code of '''IWA''', while commercial passenger-flight organizations use the IATA code of '''AZA'''.<ref name=codes>{{citation |url=http://www.phxmesagateway.org/content/marketing/WGAA%20Media%20Guide.pdf |title= Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport Media Guide |date = April 1, 2011|publisher = Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport Authority}}</ref>
 
==History==
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| {{nowrap|[[Allegiant Air]]}} |[[Appleton International Airport|Appleton]], [[Billings Logan International Airport|Billings]], [[Bismarck Municipal Airport|Bismarck]], [[Boise Airport|Boise]], [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]], [[Eastern Iowa Airport|Cedar Rapids/Iowa City]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]] (begins February 12, 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.allegiantair.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2024/Allegiant-Ties-Record-for-Largest-Expansion-in-Company-History-with-44-New-Nonstop-Routes-plus-3-New-Cities/default.aspx |title=Allegiant Ties Record for Largest Expansion in Company History with 44 New Nonstop Routes, plus 3 New Cities |website=Allegiant Air}}</ref> [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[Hector International Airport|Fargo]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[Bishop International Airport|Flint]], [[Central Nebraska Regional Airport|Grand Island]], [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[William P. Hobby Airport|Houston–Hobby]], [[Idaho Falls Regional Airport|Idaho Falls]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Missoula International Airport|Missoula]], [[General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport|Peoria]], [[Provo Municipal Airport|Provo]], [[Rapid City Regional Airport|Rapid City]], [[Sioux Falls Regional Airport|Sioux Falls]], [[South Bend International Airport|South Bend]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[Springfield–Branson National Airport|Springfield/Branson]], [[St. Cloud Regional Airport|St. Cloud]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/allegiant-service-from-st-cloud-to-phoenix-area-to-continue-year-round/600318855/|title=Allegiant service from St. Cloud to Phoenix area to continue year-round|publisher=The Star Tribune|date=November 10, 2023|accessdate=November 12, 2023}}</ref> [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities (WA)]], [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport|Wichita]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[MidAmerica St. Louis Airport|Belleville/St. Louis]], [[Bellingham International Airport|Bellingham]], [[Fort Wayne International Airport|Fort Wayne]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]], [[Grand Forks International Airport|Grand Forks]], [[Great Falls International Airport|Great Falls]], [[Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport|Medford]], [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Minot International Airport|Minot]], [[Quad City International Airport|Moline/Quad Cities]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.fox4now.com/charlotte-county/allegiant-offers-new-flights-starting-in-november-2023 |title= Allegiant offers new flights starting in November 2023 |website=FOX4Now}}</ref> [[Toledo Express Airport|Toledo]], [[Cherry Capital Airport|Traverse City]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]]
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|{{nowrap|[[Sun Country Airlines]]}} |'''Seasonal:''' [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]]
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==Statistics==
===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95105%; width:500px"
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from AZA<br />(DecemberSeptember 20222023NovemberAugust 20232024)'''<ref>{{citation|title=Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix – Mesa Gateway (AZA) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=NmN&Nv42146_anzr=cu1r0vA,%20Nm:%20cu1r0vA%20-%20Zr5n%20Tn6r9nB&pn44vr4=SNPgf|date=May 2021|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]], [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]], [[United States Department of Transportation]]|access-date=November 1416, 20232024}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
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| 1
| [[Provo Municipal Airport|Provo, Utah]]
| 104100,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 2
| [[SiouxHector Falls RegionalInternational Airport|Sioux FallsFargo, SouthNorth Dakota]]
| 4953,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 3
| [[HectorSioux InternationalFalls Regional Airport|FargoSioux Falls, NorthSouth Dakota]]
| 4750,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 4
| [[Bismarck Municipal Airport|Bismarck, North Dakota]]
| 3239,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 45
| [[EasternIdaho IowaFalls Regional Airport|CedarIdaho RapidsFalls, IowaIdaho]]
| 32,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 45
| [[AppletonEastern InternationalIowa Airport|AppletonCedar Rapids, WisconsinIowa]]
| 32,000
| Allegiant
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| 8
| [[IdahoAppleton Falls RegionalInternational Airport|Idaho FallsAppleton, IdahoWisconsin]]
| 30,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 98
| [[DesBillings MoinesLogan International Airport|Des MoinesBillings, IowaMontana]]
| 2930,000
| Allegiant
|-
| 10
| [[Minneapolis/StRapid PaulCity InternationalRegional Airport|Minneapolis/St.Rapid PaulCity, MinnesotaSouth Dakota]]
| 2728,000
| Allegiant, Sun Country
 
|}
 
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===Airline market share===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:105%; width: align"
|+Top airlines at AZA <br />(DecemberSeptember 20222023 - NovemberAugust 20232024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=RITA {{!}} BTS {{!}} Transtats |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=NmN&Nv42146_anzr=cu1r0vA,%20Nm:%20cu1r0vA%20-%20Zr5n%20Tn6r9nB&pn44vr4=SNPgf |access-date=November 1416, 20232024 |website=Bureau of Transportation Statistics}}</ref>
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! Rank
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|1
| [[Allegiant Airlines]]
|1,793822,000
|98.2004%
|-
|2
| [[Sun Country Airlines]]
|3236,740370
|1.8096%
|}