Community engagement, a focus on safety and sustainability, and upgrading a system providing weather conditions helped make Sedona Airport the state’s Airport of the Year for 2025. The award comes from the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Group.
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May 21, 2025 | News/Press Release
ADOT award cites community engagement, commitment to safety
May 16, 2024 | News/Press Release
ADOT award cites planning for new runway, facility updates
This is the second time Show Low Regional Airport has been named the state’s Airport of the Year. The first was in 2007. It is one of 67 airports across Arizona that are publicly owned and publicly operated.
September 22, 2023 | News/Press Release
ADOT award acknowledges community engagement, facility upgrades
This is the second time Colorado City Municipal Airport has been named the state’s Airport of the Year. The first was in 1992. It is one of 67 airports across Arizona that are publicly owned and publicly operated.
January 20, 2023 | News/Press Release
Winner has been busy on improvement projects
PHOENIX – Proactive programs related to noise and other projects, including runway improvements, helped lift Cottonwood Airport to an award as the state’s Airport of the Year for 2022.
The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Group cited the Cottonwood Airport’s community efforts as a key reason for the honor.
November 16, 2020 | News/Press Release
PHOENIX – Economic impact and advocacy for airport funding are among the reasons Prescott Regional Airport’s Ernest A. Love Field is the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Airport of the Year for 2020.
The airport has won the title before in 2014.
December 2, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Laurie Merrill / ADOT Communications
It might surprise many motorists to learn that ADOT has a role in aviation. The state's role dates back to 1927.