Transportation
Buckeye’s air transportation needs are served by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix Goodyear Airport, and the Buckeye Municipal Airport.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States and is a 35-minute drive from downtown Buckeye. Phoenix Goodyear Airport is a reliever airport for Sky Harbor and is located ten minutes away.
The City of Buckeye is home to the Buckeye Municipal Airport. The airport is located two miles south of Interstate 10 and the Palo Verde Road interchange. Currently, the airport is equipped with a 5,500-foot runway that can accommodate corporate aircraft as well as small general aviation aircraft. Storage hangars, parking, fueling facilities, and other aviation services are accessible.
Maricopa County 85, State Route 85, Interstate 10, old U.S. Highway 80, and the Sun Valley Parkway all intersect the City of Buckeye. Old U.S. Highway 80 is a two-lane scenic by-way with a steel truss bridge that crosses the Gila River. Driving over the bridge you can see the Gillespie Dam. During the flood of 1993, the water in the Gila River rose so high that it caused the dam to break and flood the farms to the south.
In 1912 the Southern Pacific Railroad made a tremendous impact on the Town of Buckeye, connecting the city to Phoenix.
The railroad is still a major mode of transportation for goods produced in Buckeye.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States and is a 35-minute drive from downtown Buckeye. Phoenix Goodyear Airport is a reliever airport for Sky Harbor and is located ten minutes away.
The City of Buckeye is home to the Buckeye Municipal Airport. The airport is located two miles south of Interstate 10 and the Palo Verde Road interchange. Currently, the airport is equipped with a 5,500-foot runway that can accommodate corporate aircraft as well as small general aviation aircraft. Storage hangars, parking, fueling facilities, and other aviation services are accessible.
Maricopa County 85, State Route 85, Interstate 10, old U.S. Highway 80, and the Sun Valley Parkway all intersect the City of Buckeye. Old U.S. Highway 80 is a two-lane scenic by-way with a steel truss bridge that crosses the Gila River. Driving over the bridge you can see the Gillespie Dam. During the flood of 1993, the water in the Gila River rose so high that it caused the dam to break and flood the farms to the south.
In 1912 the Southern Pacific Railroad made a tremendous impact on the Town of Buckeye, connecting the city to Phoenix.
The railroad is still a major mode of transportation for goods produced in Buckeye.