WWII hangar headed for demolition at Gateway
A World War II-era hangar next to the ticketing building at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is slated for demolition in the next three to four months.
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A World War II-era hangar next to the ticketing building at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is slated for demolition in the next three to four months.
The airport is on the site of the former Williams Air Force Base, which the military opened in 1941 and decommissioned in 1993. Gateway Airport still has four World War II hangars standing out of nine built during the war.
A World War II-era hangar next to the ticketing building at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is slated for demolition in the next three to four months.
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