FAA facility Airport

MESA GATEWAY

PHOENIX, ARIZONA FAA IWA ICAO KIWA Open to the public

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Runways

3 records · drawn to relative scale

12C/30C 10,201 × 150 ft · Asphalt / concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

12C 30C

Runway-end details

Runway 12C/30C end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
12C	136°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 10,201 · TODA 10,201 · ASDA 10,201 · LDA 10,201
30C	316°	LOC/GS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 10,201 · TODA 10,201 · ASDA 10,201 · LDA 10,201

12L/30R 9,300 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

12L 30R

Runway-end details

Runway 12L/30R end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
12L	136°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 9,300 · TODA 9,300 · ASDA 9,300 · LDA 9,300
30R RP	316°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 9,300 · TODA 9,300 · ASDA 9,300 · LDA 9,300

12R/30L 10,401 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

12R 30L

Runway-end details

Runway 12R/30L end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
12R RP	136°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 10,401 · TODA 10,401 · ASDA 10,401 · LDA 10,401
30L	316°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 10,401 · TODA 10,401 · ASDA 10,401 · LDA 10,401

Communications

20 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
IWA VORTAC	113.3/80X	—
CTAF	120.6	—
LCL/P	120.6	0500-2400
DSERT STAR	120.7	—
EMERG	121.5	0500-2400
BLYTHE STAR	124.1	—
SUNSS STAR	124.1	—
APCH/P DEP/P	124.9	—
HUUTY STAR	124.9	—
GND/P	128.25	0500-2400
ATIS	133.5	0500-2400
IWA AWOS-3	133.5	—

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CD/P	135.05	0500-2400
EMERG	243.0	0500-2400
SUNSS STAR	256.9	—
ATIS	270.275	0500-2400
GND/P	275.8	0500-2400
LCL/P	289.4	0500-2400
APCH/P DEP/P	353.8	—
HUUTY STAR	353.8	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
30C	LOC/GS	I	110.15	Operational restricted (2018-02-06)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY Observed 2024-06-13 through 2025-01-23 KIWA

MESA GATEWAY Observed 2025-02-20 through 2026-07-09 KIWA

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

Facility renamed 2025-02-20

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: IWA / KIWA
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1993-12
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index C I C
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Minor
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower
Landing fee: Charged

Location

City: PHOENIX, AZ
County: Maricopa
FAA region: Western-Pacific region
Coordinates: 33.30782, -111.65546
Elevation: 1,384.1 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

IWA Commissioning date not listed AWOS-3

Wildlife strikes

342Reported strikes

36With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2026-05-25. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for MESA GATEWAY
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	10	0
2013	13	4
2014	12	3
2015	8	1
2016	7	0
2017	14	3
2018	24	3
2019	47	3
2020	19	0
2021	23	3
2022	17	2
2023	47	2
2024	32	4
2025	18	3
2026	9	1

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.