Sky Harbor International Airport (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text E. Melanie Ryan. Michael Droz. Shirley Powell. Richard Boston.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) of Tempe, Arizona completed archaeological monitoring of geotech coring and boring on the existing center (7L-25R) runway and its taxiways and turnouts at Sky Harbor International Airport. ACS carried out the monitoring as a subcontractor to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., who, under contract to the City of Phoenix—Sky Harbor International Airport, are designing reconstruction of the west and east taxiways, replacing asphalt with concrete, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Annie J. Lutes. Paul Rawson. Adrienne M. Tremblay.

The City of Phoenix (COP) Aviation Department has prepared a Comprehensive Asset Management Plan (CAMP) Short Range Development Plan for the Sky Harbor International Airport (Sky Harbor) in Phoenix, Arizona, to guide development at the airport over the next 20 years (herein referred to as the Sky Harbor CAMP Project). The plan proposes improvements to the airfield and the construction of two new Crossfield Taxiways, expansion of the passenger terminal, a grade change of the Union Pacific...

DOCUMENT Full-Text A.E. (Gene) Rogge. Kirsten Erickson.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to evaluate potential impacts of a proposed Airport Development Program and its reasonable alternatives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport). The FAA is responsible for complying with NEPA and FAA Orders 1050. 1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures (U.S. Department of Transportation, FAA 2004), and 5050.4A,...

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The results of phased data recovery efforts for the City of Phoenix Aviation Department in advance of construction of the PHX Sky Train are presented in this report. Investigations were conducted within the Sky Train's 44th Street Station area, located immediately west of 44th Street and south of the Grand Canal in Phoenix, Arizona. Twelve medium to large prehistoric canals were encountered during the project, which was an anticipated discovery given the project's location northwest of the Park...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Judson Joel White. A.E. (Gene) Rogge.

The City of Phoenix proposes to construct a fire station in the northeastern comer of the Sky Harbor Airport to provide service to the airport as well as the surrounding neighborhood. While the fire station would be operated by the City of Phoenix Fire Department, the City of Phoenix Aviation Department would finance construction of the facility using airport users’ fees. Because the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has oversight over Sky Harbor Airport,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard L. Boston. Michael Droz. Kelly Melaniphy. Bruce G. Phillips. Shirley Powell. Kimberly Redman.

Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS), of Tempe, Arizona, has completed Phase I archaeological testing and small-scale data recovery at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The “Phase I” testing and data recovery is actually the second of a multi-phase project. The first monitored geotechnical boring and coring (Ryan et al. 2001); subsequent phases will include additional monitoring, testing, and data recovery. ACS carried out these activities as a subcontractor to Kimley-Horn...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda M. Schilling. Paige B. Florie.

The project involved excavations of trenches at the Sky Harbor International Airport. Areas of ground disturbance for this project included Field Lighting System (FLS) shelters and associated duct banks and conduits. Shelter 3 is located in the western portion of the airport and is partially located within the archaeological site of Pueblo Salado, AZ T:12:47(ASM), a Hohokam village that contains numerous features including adobe structures, pithouses, pit features, cremation and inhumation...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila. Christina Carpenter.

The monitoring involved three discrete areas of excavation within the boundaries of Pueblo Salado. First, a vault was excavated via backhoe to install a new manhole, and then two trenches were hand-excavated to install fiber optic lines. The monitoring was conducted by ACS archaeologist Christina Carpenter. The work took place over five discontinuous night shifts between May 16 and June 13, 2005. In total, five person-days were expended in the field. No cultural resources were...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Adam Archual. Kristin L. Fangmeier.

The City of Phoenix Aviation Department plans to install a new 1,100-ft-long duct bank at Sky Harbor International Airport, a portion of which falls within the site of Dutch Canal Ruin (AZ T:12:62[ASM]), an extensive Hohokam village that is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Previous investigations by Desert Archaeology in this area of Dutch Canal Ruin uncovered pithouses, roasting pits, and extramural surfaces (Henderson 2000a, 2000b). Because...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila. Linda Schilling.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install two new 60-ft-tall (18.3 m) antenna towers at its Remote Transmitter No. 3 (RT-3) facility at Sky Harbor International Airport. The project’s area of potential effect (APE) is located near the site of Pueblo Salado (AZ T:12:47[ASM]), an extensive Hohokam village that is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Previous investigations by SWCA, Environmental Consultants (SWCA) near this area of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Lourdes Aguila. Andrew B. Bockhorst. Kristin L. Fangmeier.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install two new fiber optic lines and associated duct banks and manholes at Sky Harbor International Airport. The project’s area of potential effect (APE) extends within the site of Pueblo Salado (AZ T:12:47[ASM]), an extensive Hohokam village that is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D. Previous investigations by SWCA, Environmental Consultants (SWCA) in this area of Pueblo Salado uncovered...