✈️ Scottsdale Accounts for the Most Operations Among the Three Airports
Among the three airports examined—Scottsdale (KSDL), San Diego (KSAN), and Phoenix (KDVT)—KSDL had the highest concentration of operations for ground-service providers. Avi-Go data show that over the 26 days from August 29 to September 23, 2026, KSDL recorded 2,153 business aircraft departures and 2,137 arrivals, for a total of 4,290 takeoffs and landings; KSAN recorded 642 departures and 628 arrivals, totaling 1,270; and KDVT recorded 548 departures and 559 arrivals, totaling 1,107. Each takeoff or landing counts as one operation. The three airports recorded a combined 6,667 operations, of which KSDL accounted for approximately 64.3%. This compares operations at the specified airports, not the size of the overall airport markets in the two cities.
Impact: For ground-service providers serving KSDL, KSAN, and KDVT, KSDL handled nearly two-thirds of the three airports’ combined business aircraft takeoffs and landings during these 26 days, making it a priority for staffing, parking-stand turnover, and ground-service response. KSAN and KDVT each recorded more than 1,000 business aircraft takeoffs and landings, also representing ongoing ground-service work. Staffing across the three stations should not be determined solely by their ranking; it should also reflect each station’s actual service hours and types of work.
Recommendation: Ground-service providers covering all three airports can first use KSDL’s 4,290 recorded operations to review on-duty service volumes and peak operating periods, then incorporate KSAN’s 1,270 operations and KDVT’s 1,107 operations into separate station staffing reviews. A useful point to monitor is whether the three airports’ respective shares of business aircraft takeoffs and landings remain similar over a longer period, to determine whether priorities for cross-station staffing support should change.