# Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA / KIWA)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AZA / KIWA
- FAA: IWA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 1,384 ft / 422 m
- Coordinates: 33.3078, -111.6550
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,401 ft / 3,170 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 10 departures, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 2,064,943 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: https://www.gatewayairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Gateway_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493759
- Weather station: KIWA
- Ident: KIWA

## Timeline

- 1941: Mesa Gateway Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12R/30L | 10,401 ft / 3,170 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 12C/30C | 10,201 ft / 3,109 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 12L/30R | 9,300 ft / 2,835 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00074AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,242,237 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,324,443 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,401,993 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,401,250 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,555,338 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,762,233 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,184,862 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,580,125 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,944,247 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,939,243 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,946,422 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,064,943 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

46 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from AZA, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (46)

- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 276 mi / 444 km · 3,445 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 323 mi / 520 km · 444 passengers · GCA
- [ELP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelp.md) El Paso International Airport · United States · 324 mi / 522 km · 2,349 passengers · 37Q, GCA
- [VCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvcv.md) Southern California Logistics Airport · United States · 340 mi / 547 km · 381 passengers · GCA
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 478 mi / 769 km · 118,025 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [COS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcos.md) City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · United States · 543 mi / 874 km · 6,939 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 595 mi / 958 km · 505 passengers · GCA
- [IDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kida.md) Idaho Falls Regional Airport · United States · 706 mi / 1,136 km · 34,276 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [BOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kboi.md) Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · United States · 750 mi / 1,207 km · 16,204 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [ICT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kict.md) Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · United States · 854 mi / 1,374 km · 15,821 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · United States · 862 mi / 1,387 km · 21,670 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [RAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krap.md) Rapid City Regional Airport · United States · 874 mi / 1,406 km · 31,448 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [BIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbil.md) Billings Logan International Airport · United States · 879 mi / 1,415 km · 28,327 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [GRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgri.md) Central Nebraska Regional Airport · United States · 904 mi / 1,455 km · 22,705 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [MSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmso.md) Missoula Montana Airport · United States · 949 mi / 1,527 km · 22,590 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [EUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keug.md) Eugene Airport · United States · 971 mi / 1,563 km · 19,219 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [PSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsc.md) Tri Cities Airport · United States · 978 mi / 1,574 km · 23,427 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [GTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtf.md) Great Falls International Airport · United States · 979 mi / 1,576 km · 15,087 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 1,004 mi / 1,616 km · 6,188 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 1,025 mi / 1,649 km · 17,826 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,028 mi / 1,654 km · 8,330 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 1,035 mi / 1,666 km · 15,421 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [FCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpi.md) Glacier Park International Airport · United States · 1,045 mi / 1,682 km · 15,507 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [SGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgf.md) Springfield Branson National Airport · United States · 1,064 mi / 1,712 km · 32,124 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [FSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsd.md) Sioux Falls Regional Airport · United States · 1,072 mi / 1,725 km · 59,320 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [BIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbis.md) Bismarck Municipal Airport · United States · 1,092 mi / 1,758 km · 36,828 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [AEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex.md) Alexandria International Airport · United States · 1,123 mi / 1,807 km · 3,384 passengers · GCA
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 1,128 mi / 1,816 km · 618 passengers · GCA
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 1,136 mi / 1,828 km · 29,384 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [MOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmot.md) Minot International Airport · United States · 1,164 mi / 1,874 km · 22,594 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 1,208 mi / 1,944 km · 21,376 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [FAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfar.md) Hector International Airport · United States · 1,220 mi / 1,964 km · 59,271 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [CID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcid.md) The Eastern Iowa Airport · United States · 1,238 mi / 1,992 km · 32,811 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [STC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstc.md) Saint Cloud Regional Airport · United States · 1,258 mi / 2,025 km · 20,121 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [GFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgfk.md) Grand Forks International Airport · United States · 1,260 mi / 2,028 km · 10,146 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,266 mi / 2,038 km · 23,689 passengers · Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines
- [MLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmli.md) Quad City International Airport · United States · 1,286 mi / 2,069 km · 14,336 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [PIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpia.md) General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · United States · 1,310 mi / 2,108 km · 33,422 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · United States · 1,371 mi / 2,207 km · 27,756 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [ATW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katw.md) Appleton International Airport · United States · 1,450 mi / 2,334 km · 41,594 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [SBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn.md) South Bend International Airport · United States · 1,498 mi / 2,411 km · 22,991 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [FWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfwa.md) Fort Wayne International Airport · United States · 1,543 mi / 2,484 km · 12,047 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,550 mi / 2,495 km · 13,663 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 1,559 mi / 2,509 km · 35,684 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [TVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc.md) Cherry Capital Airport · United States · 1,597 mi / 2,570 km · 6,187 passengers · Allegiant Air
- [FNT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfnt.md) Bishop International Airport · United States · 1,647 mi / 2,651 km · 17,945 passengers · Allegiant Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AZA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- DOJ [Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/justice-prisoner-and-alien-transportation-system)

### Passenger (4)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 40
- GCA · 6
- 37Q · 1
- SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.1M (2025) | #563 of 3,974 | #134 in North America | #103 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,401 ft / 3,170 m | #897 of 29,858 | #192 in North America | #152 in US |
| Elevation | 1,384 ft / 422 m | #13,006 of 43,403 | #5,611 in North America | #4,303 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | PHOENIX APP/DEP | 124.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.500 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 133.500 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.250 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.600 |
| GND | GATEWAY GND | 128.250 |
| TWR | GATEWAY TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [LUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kluf.md) Luke Air Force Base · 45 mi / 72 km
- [DMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdma.md) Davis Monthan Air Force Base · 91 mi / 146 km
- [TUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktus.md) Tucson International Airport · 92 mi / 149 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa/data