Show Low Regional Airport

Show Low Regional Airport (IATA: SOW^[2], ICAO: KSOW, FAA LID: SOW) is 2 miles (1.7 nmi; 3.2 km) east of Show Low, in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.^[1] It is used for general aviation and commercial services provided by Southern Airways Express which is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $1,672,000(per year).^[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).

Show Low Regional Airport
IATA: SOW ICAO: KSOW FAA LID: SOW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Show Low
Serves	Show Low, Arizona
Elevation AMSL	6,415 ft / 1,955 m
Coordinates	34°15′56″N 110°00′20″W
Website	SOW website
Map
SOW Show map of Arizona SOW Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 7,200 2,195 Asphalt 3/21 3,938 1,200 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations 19,674 Based aircraft 32
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Historical airline service

Show Low first began receiving commercial air service in 1994 by Scenic Airlines and Arizona Pacific Airlines, both providing commuter aircraft flights to Phoenix. Arizona Pacific ended service the following year and Scenic ended in 1996. Great Lakes Airlines then provided service to Phoenix from 1996 through 1997. Service returned in 1999 by Sunrise Airlines, an offshoot of Scenic Airlines, but ended in 2000. The city was then able to secure subsidized air service under the Essential Air Service program and Great Lakes Airlines returned in 2005 with flights to both Phoenix and Denver, the latter making a stop at Farmington, NM. Great Lakes was replaced in 2015 by Boutique Air, which only had flights to Phoenix. Flights are currently operated by Southern Airways Express which took over service from Boutique Air on July 16, 2022.^[4]

Facilities

The airport covers 691 acres (280 ha) at an elevation of 6,415 feet (1,955 m). It has two asphalt runways: 6/24 is 7,200 by 100 feet (2,195 x 30 m); 3/21 is 3,938 by 60 feet (1,200 x 18 m).^[1] The airport is an uncontrolled airport that has no control tower.^[5]

In the year ending April 30, 2012 the airport had 12,833 aircraft operations, average 35 per day: 69% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 11% airline and 1% military. 41 aircraft were then based at this airport: 85% single-engine and 15% multi-engine.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Contour Airlines	Phoenix–Sky Harbor (begins October 1, 2024)[6]
Southern Airways Express	Phoenix–Sky Harbor (ends September 30, 2024)[6]

Top destinations from SOW
(December 2022 – November 2023)^[7]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Airline
1	Phoenix, Arizona	3,850	Southern Airways Express

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Ameriflight	Holbrook, Payson, Phoenix-Sky Harbor	[8][9][10]

Statistics

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA^[11]

Year	2008 [12]	2009 [13]	2010 [14]	2011 [15]	2012 [16]	2013[17]	2014[18]	2015[19]	2016[20]	2017[21]	2018[22]
Enplanements	5,325	4,470	3,080	3,996	3,852	3,759	1,899	2,253	4,139	4,917	4,042
Change	039.8%	016.1%	031.1%	029.7%	03.6%	02.4%	049.5%	018.6%	083.7%	018.8%	017.8%
Airline	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Boutique Air	Boutique Air	Boutique Air
Destination(s)	Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix	Denver Farmington Phoenix	Denver Farmington Phoenix	Denver Phoenix	Farmington Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix

See also

• List of airports in Arizona

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SOW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
2. "IATA Airport Code Search (SOW: Show Low)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
3. "Essential Air Service Reports". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
4. Official Airline Guide, multiple issues
5. "AirNav: KSOW – Show Low Regional Airport".
6. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1998-4409-0164 ^{[bare URL]}
7. "Show Low Regional (SOW) Scheduled Services except Freight/Mail". transtats.bts.gov. United States Department of Transportation. July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
8. "Air Transport International Llc 3383". Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
9. "Air Transport International, Inc. 3459". Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
10. "GCM Amazon Air Route Map". Retrieved 9 June 2020.
11. "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
12. "2008 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports with Enplanements (by State)" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
13. "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
14. "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
15. "2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
16. "2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.
17. "All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2020.
18. "Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
19. "Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
20. "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
21. "Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
22. "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).

Other sources

• Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1998-4409) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
  • Order 2005-3-16 (March 9, 2005): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide Essential Air Service at Kingman, Prescott, Page, and Show Low for a new two-year period, at a combined first-year subsidy of $3,840,959, and a combined second-year subsidy of $3,854,958.
  • Order 2007-6-10 (June 13, 2007): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized Essential Air Service at Page and Show Low, Arizona, for two years, with the new contract term beginning when Air Midwest inaugurates service at Kingman and Prescott. The annual subsidy rates for Page and Show Low will be $1,497,556 and $988,181, respectively. Page will receive 19 weekly nonstop round trips to Phoenix with the option to provide one more frequency during peak times and one fewer during non peaks. One round trip a day may be substituted to either Las Vegas (nonstop) or Denver (one-stop) with no change in subsidy. Show Low will receive 14 nonstop round trips per week to Phoenix with 19-passenger Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.
  • Order 2009-8-5 (August 10, 2009): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide Essential Air Service at Page and Show Low, Arizona, at annual subsidy rates of $1,995,273 and $1,407,255, respectively, and for a 19-month period from October 1, 2009, through April 30, 2011.
  • Order 2011-3-4 (March 1, 2011): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide Essential Air Service at Kingman, Page, Prescott, and Show Low, Arizona for the two-year period from May 1, 2011, to April 30, 2013, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,596,114.
  • Order 2013-6-1 (June 3, 2013): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide Essential Air Service at Kingman, Page, Prescott, and Show Low, Arizona, for the two-year period from May 1, 2013, through April 30, 2015, for a combined annual subsidy of $7,873,533. Subsidy rate for Show Low: $1,672,000. Service consisting of 18 weekly nonstop round trips during peak season (May 1-October 31), and 12 weekly nonstop round trips during off-peak season (November 1 – April 30) to either Los Angeles International Airport or Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport using 19-passenger Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.
  • Order 2014-3-4 (March 7, 2014): approving the request of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to change part of its service pattern at Show Low, Arizona, to include the option of nonstop service to Denver International Airport via Farmington, New Mexico, effective March 9, 2014.

External links

• Show Low Regional Airport at City of Show Low website
• Show Low Regional Airport (SOW) at Arizona DOT airport directory
• Aerial image as of May 1996 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for SOW, effective August 8, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for SOW
  • AirNav airport information for KSOW
  • ASN accident history for SOW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures