Mesa Gateway Airport Open House Preparations
March 11, 2011



Airplanes started arriving for the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport hosted Aviation Day on .

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8023 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8023 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing based at Sky Harbor International Airport.

Sikorsky HH-60G Jayhowk 90-26228 of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 Sikorsky HH-60G Jayhowk 90-26228 of the 305th Rescue Squadron based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Bell UH-1N Huey BuNo 158559 of Marine Light Attack Training Squadron 303 Atlas, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 Bell UH-1N Huey BuNo 158559 of Marine Light Attack Training Squadron 303 (HMLAT-303) Atlas based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163868 #22 of Marine Attack Squadron 311 Tomcas, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163868 #22 of Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA311) Tomcas based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163883 #24 of VMA311 Tomcas, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163883 #24 of VMA311 Tomcas based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

ATSI McDonnell-Douglas A-4N Skyhawk N269WL, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 ATSI McDonnell-Douglas A-4N Skyhawk N269WL served the US Navy as BuNo 159536.

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8023 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Mesa Gateway Airport, March 11, 2011 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 63-8023 of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.




More Mesa Gateway Airport displays

Mesa Gateway Airport The former Williams Air Force Base is now known as Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. In addition to serving as a civil airport, it is frequently visited by military aircraft taking advantage of its limited traffic. Several pilot training schools operate at the airport. Allegiant Air provides passenger service to airports around the country on a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83s. An air tanker base occasionally hosts fire fighting tankers. Boeing has a test facility for hot weather tests and Advanced Training Systems Incorporated refurbushes Douglas A-4 Skyhawks.











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