AZA

Mesa Gateway Airport

ICAO KIWA33.3078°N 111.6550°W1,384 ft / 422 mMedium airport
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Mesa Gateway Airport (IATA: AZA, ICAO: KIWA) is a medium airport in Mesa, Arizona, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,401 ft (3,170 m). In 2025 it handled 2.1 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1941–1941
1941
OpenedMesa Gateway Airport opens.

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
Mesa Gateway General Aviation TerminalIntel Corporation Air Shuttle TerminalMesa Gateway Airport
12R/30L136° / 316° · LIT
LENGTH10,401 ft3,170 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
12C/30C136° / 316° · LIT
LENGTH10,201 ft3,109 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt
12L/30R136° / 316° · LIT
LENGTH9,300 ft2,835 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete

Passengers per year

2014–2025
1.2M
1.3M
1.4M
1.4M
1.6M
1.8M
1.2M
1.6M
1.9M
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Routes

46 destinations · 1 country
1,000 km2,000 km500 mi1,000 mi1,500 miLAS · Harry Reid International Airport · 276 mi / 444 km · 3,445 passengersSAN · San Diego International Airport · 323 mi / 520 km · 444 passengersELP · El Paso International Airport · 324 mi / 522 km · 2,349 passengersVCV · Southern California Logistics Airport · 340 mi / 547 km · 381 passengersPVU · Provo Municipal Airport · 478 mi / 769 km · 118,025 passengersCOS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · 543 mi / 874 km · 6,939 passengersDEN · Denver International Airport · 595 mi / 958 km · 505 passengersIDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport · 706 mi / 1,136 km · 34,276 passengersBOI · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · 750 mi / 1,207 km · 16,204 passengersICT · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · 854 mi / 1,374 km · 15,821 passengersBZN · Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · 862 mi / 1,387 km · 21,670 passengersRAP · Rapid City Regional Airport · 874 mi / 1,406 km · 31,448 passengersBIL · Billings Logan International Airport · 879 mi / 1,415 km · 28,327 passengersGRI · Central Nebraska Regional Airport · 904 mi / 1,455 km · 22,705 passengersMSO · Missoula Montana Airport · 949 mi / 1,527 km · 22,590 passengersEUG · Eugene Airport · 971 mi / 1,563 km · 19,219 passengersPSC · Tri Cities Airport · 978 mi / 1,574 km · 23,427 passengersGTF · Great Falls International Airport · 979 mi / 1,576 km · 15,087 passengersXNA · Northwest Arkansas National Airport · 1,004 mi / 1,616 km · 6,188 passengersOMA · Eppley Airfield · 1,025 mi / 1,649 km · 17,826 passengersPDX · Portland International Airport · 1,028 mi / 1,654 km · 8,330 passengersGEG · Spokane International Airport · 1,035 mi / 1,666 km · 15,421 passengersFCA · Glacier Park International Airport · 1,045 mi / 1,682 km · 15,507 passengersSGF · Springfield Branson National Airport · 1,064 mi / 1,712 km · 32,124 passengersFSD · Sioux Falls Regional Airport · 1,072 mi / 1,725 km · 59,320 passengersBIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport · 1,092 mi / 1,758 km · 36,828 passengersAEX · Alexandria International Airport · 1,123 mi / 1,807 km · 3,384 passengersBFI · King County International Airport - Boeing Field · 1,128 mi / 1,816 km · 618 passengersDSM · Des Moines International Airport · 1,136 mi / 1,828 km · 29,384 passengersMOT · Minot International Airport · 1,164 mi / 1,874 km · 22,594 passengersBLI · Bellingham International Airport · 1,208 mi / 1,944 km · 21,376 passengersFAR · Hector International Airport · 1,220 mi / 1,964 km · 59,271 passengersCID · The Eastern Iowa Airport · 1,238 mi / 1,992 km · 32,811 passengersSTC · Saint Cloud Regional Airport · 1,258 mi / 2,025 km · 20,121 passengersGFK · Grand Forks International Airport · 1,260 mi / 2,028 km · 10,146 passengersMSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 1,266 mi / 2,038 km · 23,689 passengersMLI · Quad City International Airport · 1,286 mi / 2,069 km · 14,336 passengersPIA · General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · 1,310 mi / 2,108 km · 33,422 passengersRFD · Chicago Rockford International Airport · 1,371 mi / 2,207 km · 27,756 passengersATW · Appleton International Airport · 1,450 mi / 2,334 km · 41,594 passengersSBN · South Bend International Airport · 1,498 mi / 2,411 km · 22,991 passengersFWA · Fort Wayne International Airport · 1,543 mi / 2,484 km · 12,047 passengersCVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · 1,550 mi / 2,495 km · 13,663 passengersGRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport · 1,559 mi / 2,509 km · 35,684 passengersTVC · Cherry Capital Airport · 1,597 mi / 2,570 km · 6,187 passengersFNT · Bishop International Airport · 1,647 mi / 2,651 km · 17,945 passengersPVUFSDFARATWBISGRRIDAPIASGFRAPDSMBILRFDMSPPSCSBNGRIMOTMSOBLIEUGBOIICTFCAGEGGTFCVGPDXCOSLASAEXELPBFISANVCVCIDBZNFNTOMAFWAGFKXNATVCDENSTCMLIAZA
Year-round46
LASHarry Reid International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air444 km276 mi3,445 paxSANSan Diego International AirportUnited States · GCA520 km323 mi444 paxELPEl Paso International AirportUnited States · 37Q, GCA522 km324 mi2,349 paxVCVSouthern California Logistics AirportUnited States · GCA547 km340 mi381 paxPVUProvo Municipal AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air769 km478 mi118,025 paxCOSCity of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air874 km543 mi6,939 paxDENDenver International AirportUnited States · GCA958 km595 mi505 paxIDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,136 km706 mi34,276 paxBOIBoise Air Terminal/Gowen FieldUnited States · Allegiant Air1,207 km750 mi16,204 paxICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,374 km854 mi15,821 paxBZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,387 km862 mi21,670 paxRAPRapid City Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,406 km874 mi31,448 paxBILBillings Logan International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,415 km879 mi28,327 paxGRICentral Nebraska Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,455 km904 mi22,705 paxMSOMissoula Montana AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,527 km949 mi22,590 paxEUGEugene AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,563 km971 mi19,219 paxPSCTri Cities AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,574 km978 mi23,427 paxGTFGreat Falls International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,576 km979 mi15,087 paxXNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,616 km1,004 mi6,188 paxOMAEppley AirfieldUnited States · Allegiant Air1,649 km1,025 mi17,826 paxPDXPortland International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,654 km1,028 mi8,330 paxGEGSpokane International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,666 km1,035 mi15,421 paxFCAGlacier Park International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,682 km1,045 mi15,507 paxSGFSpringfield Branson National AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,712 km1,064 mi32,124 paxFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,725 km1,072 mi59,320 paxBISBismarck Municipal AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,758 km1,092 mi36,828 paxAEXAlexandria International AirportUnited States · GCA1,807 km1,123 mi3,384 paxBFIKing County International Airport - Boeing FieldUnited States · GCA1,816 km1,128 mi618 paxDSMDes Moines International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,828 km1,136 mi29,384 paxMOTMinot International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,874 km1,164 mi22,594 paxBLIBellingham International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,944 km1,208 mi21,376 paxFARHector International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,964 km1,220 mi59,271 paxCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air1,992 km1,238 mi32,811 paxSTCSaint Cloud Regional AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,025 km1,258 mi20,121 paxGFKGrand Forks International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,028 km1,260 mi10,146 paxMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldUnited States · Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines2,038 km1,266 mi23,689 paxMLIQuad City International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,069 km1,286 mi14,336 paxPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,108 km1,310 mi33,422 paxRFDChicago Rockford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,207 km1,371 mi27,756 paxATWAppleton International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,334 km1,450 mi41,594 paxSBNSouth Bend International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,411 km1,498 mi22,991 paxFWAFort Wayne International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,484 km1,543 mi12,047 paxCVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,495 km1,550 mi13,663 paxGRRGerald R. Ford International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,509 km1,559 mi35,684 paxTVCCherry Capital AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,570 km1,597 mi6,187 paxFNTBishop International AirportUnited States · Allegiant Air2,651 km1,647 mi17,945 pax
Most destinationsAllegiant Air 40GCA 637Q 1Sun Country Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from AZA. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from AZA, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers2.1M (2025)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#563of 3,974 · #134 North America · #103 USLongest runway10,401 ft3,170 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft#897of 29,823 · #192 North America · #152 USElevation1,384 ft422 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#12,993of 43,341 · #5,606 North America · #4,298 USAgeOpened 19412026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,548of 15,079 · =737 North America · =705 USRunways31 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=151of 29,943 · =83 North America · =81 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
A/DPHOENIX APP/DEP124.900
ATISATIS133.500
AWOSAWOS 3133.500
CLDCLNC DEL128.250
CTAFCTAF120.600
GNDGATEWAY GND128.250
TWRGATEWAY TWR118.800