Further evidence that Scottsdale Airport (SDL), 14 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International, is an increasingly active business aviation center in Arizona and the southwest surfaced March 4 when the field’s fifth and newest FBO, Scottsdale AirCenter, hosted a display of nearly 30 business and GA aircraft.
Scottsdale Business Aircraft and Jet Preview 2003, an invitation-only event, was sponsored by Scottsdale-based Airport Property Specialists and the Airport Journals publications chain. The presentation, featuring aircraft ranging from the Lancair Columbia 300 to the Embraer Legacy and Gulfstream IV, was one of a series being held by the Airport Journals Aviation Business Journal network headquartered in Centennial, Colo. It came just three days after Scottsdale AirCenter officially opened the doors of its three 25,000-sq-ft hangars and 8,000-sq-ft terminal building.