Williams Gateway Airport, which was Williams Air Force Base a decade ago, has recently completed a $4-million investment into the airport to create its first passenger terminal. It's hoped that the airport will one day challenge Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which sits 25 miles to the west near downtown Phoenix.
The terminal has everything an airline could want, except passengers. The Williams Gateway Authority spent state and federal money to turn a former Air Force training facility into the terminal, complete with four gates, modern security systems, space for rental car companies, cafes and shops. The 24,000-sf terminal is large enough to handle at least 250,000 passengers annually.
Although the authority has been marketing the airport for the past few years, not a single airline has yet to offer passenger flights out of the airport. But authority officials are optimistic that a major or a regional airline will begin offering passenger flights out of there now that the terminal has been completed.
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