KPHX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport spends 1 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in August and July. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Runway infrastructure

endapproach lightsbest approachlengthRVR
07LMALSRCAT I10,300 ftRVR
25RLPV10,300 ftRVR
07RMALSRCAT I7,800 ft
25LMALSRCAT I7,800 ft
08MALSFCAT I11,489 ft
26CAT I11,489 ft

From FAA NASR / curated AIP Canada research. Approach-light class and minima tier drive how low an approach can be flown — details in the chase board.

For flight operations

EFVS crews: the CHASE board ranks airports by live fog status, approach lighting, go-around height and flight time from your base. Forecast probabilities publish here per-airport once the calibrated model beats climatology on live verification — until then this page shows NWS guidance wording and measured climatology only. Methodology & verification.

Sources: NOAA/NWS National Blend of Models guidance · 10 years of METAR observations (Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · FAA NASR. Not for operational use.