WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)

ST. GEORGE REGIONAL AIRPORT

(aka ST. GEORGE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT)

St. George, Utah

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LOCATION

4550 S. Airport Parkway
St. George, UT 84790
(435)627-4080
airport@sgcity.org
https://www.flysgu.com

Map of the region around the airport

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DESCRIPTION

Owned by the City of St. George
Built on 1,203 acres
The runway 01/19 is 9,300 feet long (expandable to 11,500 feet) and 150 feet wide
Two 50 foot wide parallel taxiways (one partial and one full length)
Modern 35,000 square foot terminal building
Airport Codes: IATA:SGU, ICOA:KSGU, FAA:SGU

Connecting Airports
Dallas-Fort Worth (IATA/FAA:DFW, ICOA:KDFW)
Denver International Airport (IATA/FAA:DEN, ICOA:KDEN)
Los Angeles International Airport IATA/FAA:LAX, ICOA:K(LAX)
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (IATA/FAA:PHX, ICOA:KPHX)
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IATA:AZA, ICOA:KIWA, FAA:IWA) - Not currently operating
Salt Lake City International Airport (IATA/FAA:SLC, ICOA:KSLC)

HISTORY

The original estimated budget:

$123M	FAA grants
$3M	ARRA funds for the terminal building
$10M	Washington County from the Transient Room Tax
$23M	City transportation and water/sewer funds
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$159M	Total budget

Actual cost to build:
TBD

January 12, 2011: Replacement airport dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting. The celebration started with a
flyover by an F-16. The event also included addresses from city officials, SkyWest Airlines executives, and a
dedicatory prayer by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Councilor inte First Presidency of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

November 2016: American Eagle (operated by SkyWest) began flying CRJ 200 regional jets between the
St. George Regional Airport (SGU) and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX).

November 9, 2018: Allegiant Air began flights between the St. George Regional Airport (SGU) and
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA).

May 29, 2019: The St. George Regional Airport (SGU) will close for major runway repairs.
Approximately 7,000 feet of runway will be removed and replace. About 5,400 feet in the
center of the runway will be excavated to a depth of 17 feet to remove blue clay. A water
barrier will be added to the new runway to prevent future water damage.
The cost of the project will be about $23M with abot 91% reimbursed by the Federal Aviation
Administration and the remaining amount coming from passenger fees.
During the closure, the City will make other improvements to the terminal building.

September 26, 2019: The airport will reopen following the runway repair project.

September 26, 2019: United Airlines (operated by SkyWest) will begin flights between the
St. George Regional Airport (SGU) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). Those flights were discontinued
after October 31, 2021, but are expected to resume in March of 2022.

PHOTOS

TBD

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