Air Traffic at Phoenix Sky Harbor
February 9, 2018



I went to Sky Harbor on February 9 to photograph American's America West heritage, Piedmont Pacemaker, and PSA heritage A319s and Southwest's Triple Crown 737. I also caught a DHL 767 and a couple of American A330s.

Frontier Airbus A320-214 N202FR Colorado first flew on February 19, 2008. Its construction number is 3431. It was delivered to Frontier on March 6, 2008.

Frontier Airbus A320-214 N202FR Colorado has a Bighorn Sheep on its tail.

Southwest Boeing 737-800 N8510E first flew on November 8, 2016. Its construction number is 36944. It was delivered to Southwest on November 22, 2016.

American A319-132 N838AW in America West heritage livery first flew on November 9, 2005. Its construction number is 2615. It was delivered to America West on November 17, 2005. It was transferred to US Airways on January 14, 2006 and merged into the American Airlines fleet on December 10, 2013.

American A319-132 N838AW in America West heritage livery

American Airbus A330-323 N272AY first flew on April 6, 2000. Its construction number is 333. It was delivered to US Airways as N672UW on May 4, 2000. US Airways registered it as N272AY on October 11, 2006. It was merged into the American fleet on December 10, 2013.

Skywest Canadair CRJ-701 N752SK was delivered to Skywest on April 29, 2005. Its construction number is 10209.

United Boeing 737-924 N69824 first flew on May 2, 2014. Its construction number is 42179. It was delivered to United on May 9, 2014.

American Airbus A319-0112 N744P Piedmont Pacemaker heritage first flew on July 12, 2000. It was delivered to US Airways as N744US on August 3, 2000. US Airways registered it as N744P on May 12, 2006. Its construction number is 1287. It was merged into the American Airlines fleet on December 10, 2013.

American Airbus A319-0112 N744P Piedmont Pacemaker heritage

Arizona Air National Guard Boeing KC-135R 62-3550 of the 197th Air Refueling Squadron of the 161st Air Refueling Wing

American Airbus A319-112 N742PS PSA heritage first flew on May 20, 2000. Its Airbus construction number is 1245. It was delivered to US Airways registered as N737US on June 14, 2000. It was re-registered as N742PS on May 15, 2006. It was merged into the American Airlines fleet on December 10, 2013.

American Airbus A319-112 N742PS PSA heritage

American Boeing 757-2B7 N201UU first flew on June 5, 1995. Its construction number is 27810. It was delivered to US Air on June 13, 1995. US Air became US Airways on February 27, 1997. It was registered as N201UU on September 11, 2006. It was merged into the American fleet on December 10, 2013.

American Boeing 757-2B7 N202UW first flew on June 26, 1995. Its construction number is 27811. It was delivered to US Air on July 7, 1995. US Air became US Airways on February 27, 1997. It was registered as N202UW on September 11, 2006. It was merged into the American fleet on December 10, 2013.

American Airbus A330-323 N275AY first flew on November 15, 2000. Its construction number is 370. It was delivered to US Airways as N675US on December 7, 2000. US Airways registered it as N275AY on September 19, 2006. It was merged into the American fleet on December 10, 2013.

Delta Boeing 737-900 N866DN

Southwest Boeing 737-7H4 N409WN Triple Crown first flew on August 28, 2001. Its construction number is 27896. It was delivered to Southwest on December 19, 2001.

Southwest Boeing 737-7H4 N409WN Triple Crown

DHL Boeing 767-281F N656GT first flew on January 27, 1984. Its construction number is 23017. It was delivered to All Nippon as JA-8486 on March 1, 1984. Airborne Express registered it as N784AX on July 21, 1999 and leased it to DHL as N656GT on January 22, 2015.



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Giant Jet Airplanes

  First Flight Wing Span Length Wing Area (ft2) Gross Weight (lbs) Engines
Boeing 777-9

2018

235ft 5in

251ft 9in

5,025

775,000

2 × 105,000 lb General Electric GE9X-105B1A
Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch

2018

385ft

238ft

?

1,300,000

6 × 56,750 lb Pratt & Whitney PW4056
Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet

2010

224ft,07in

250ft,02in

5,960

975,000

4 x 66,500 GEnx-2B67
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

2009

197ft, 03in

206ft

3,501

545,000

2 x 71,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

2009

197ft, 03in

186ft

3,501

502,500

2 x 64,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000
Airbus A380

2005

261ft,10in

239ft,06in

9,100

1,235,000

4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200
Boeing 777-300ER

2003

212ft,07in

242ft,04in

4,700

775,000

2 x 115,300 lb GE90-115B
Airbus A340-600

2001

208ft,02in

247ft,01in

4,729

811,300

4 x 56,000 lb RR Trent 556
Boeing 777-200

1994

209ft,01in

199ft,11in

4,605

545,000

2 x 74,000 lb PW4074, GE90-75B, or RR Trent 875
Airbus A330-300

1992

197ft,10in

208ft,10in

3,892

507,000

2 x 51,590 lb GE CF6-80E, PW4000, or RR Trent 700
Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet

1988

211ft,05in

231ft,10in

5,650

833,000

4 x 45,000 PW4062 or GE CF6-80C2B1F
Antonov An-225 Mryia

1988

290ft,00in

275ft,07in

10,280

1,300,000

6 x 51,590 lb DT-18T
Antonov An-124 Ruslan

1984

240ft,00in

227ft,00in

6,760

890,000

4 x 51,590 lb DT-18T
Tupolev 160 Blackjack 1981 182ft, 09in 177ft, 06in 3,660 606,000 4 x 50,900 lb NK-321
Lockheed C-5A Galaxy

1968

222ft,08in

247ft,10in

6,200

769,000

4 x 50,000 lb GE TF-39
Boeing 747-100 Jumbo Jet

1968

195ft,08in

231ft,04in

5,500

850,000

4 x 50,000 lb P&W JT9D
Antonov An-22 Antheus

1965

211ft,04in

189ft,07in

3,713

550,000

4 x 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MV
North American XB-70A Valkyrie

1964

105ft,00in

189ft,00in

6,297

530,000

6 x 33,000,lb J-93
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

1952

185ft,00in

157ft,07in

4,000

450,000

8 x 8,000 lb J-57
Convair YB-60

1952

206ft,05in

175ft,02in

5,239

410,000

8 x 8,000 lb J-57

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Delta Boeing 747-451 N668US, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 8, 2016,
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
American Airbus A330-323 N273AY, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
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United Airbus A320-232 N475UA Friend Ship, Phoenix Sky Harbor, November 11, 2017,
United Boeing 737-924 N75435 Continental heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 27, 2017,
Southwest Boeing 737-7H4 N711HK The Herbert D Kelcher, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 12, 2018,
American Boeing 737-823 N905NN Astrojet, Phoenix Sky Harbor, February 6, 2018,
American Airbus A319-112 N742PS PSA heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, February 9, 2018,
American Airbus A319-132 N838AW America West, Phoenix Sky Harbor, February 9, 2018,
American Boeing 737-823 N915NN TWA heritage, Phoenix Sky Harbor, May 25, 2018,
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Alaska Boeing 737-490 N791AS Tinker Bell, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 12, 2016,
WestJet Boeing 737-8CT C-GWSV Frozen, Phoenix Sky Harbor, October 6, 2017,
Alaska Boeing 737-900 N493AS More to Love, Phoenix Sky Harbor, October 27, 2017,
Alaska Boeing 737-990 N318AS Spirit of Disneyland, Phoenix Sky Harbor, November 27, 2017,
Alaska Boeing 737-890 N560AS Spirit of the Islands, Phoenix, January 17, 2018,
Southwest Boeing 737-7L9 N7816B Coco, Phoenix, January 23, 2018,
Alaska Boeing 737-890 N512AS Boeing House Colors, Phoenix, January 25, 2018,
Alaska Boeing 737-890 N559AS Salmon-thirty-Salmon II, Phoenix, May 16, 2018,
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