Airports
Arizona's Falcon Field Continues Clean-up after Storm
The localized storm caused damage to more than 90 hangars
Storm damaged WWII-vintage hangars at Falcon Field
Last week's storm at Arizona's Falcon Field Airport caused serious damage to numerous hangars including a pair of 1940's vintage structures. According to the City of Mesa which operates the airport, the hangars are still structurally sound and repairs have already been initiated. (Photo: Jim Todd/Todd Photographic)

Severe weather damaged more than 90 hangars and numerous light aircraft at Arizona’s Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ) last Tuesday night. According to Cunningham Aviation—one of three service providers on the field—the microburst struck the south side of the airport, where its facility is located around 9 p.m. The FBO suffered minor damage to its 30,000-sq-ft hangar, and two aircraft overturned on its ramp.

A World War II-era hangar occupied by the Falcon Warbirds Foundation was severely damaged. The storm's velocity blew one heavy metal sliding door off the tracks to the back of the hangar. The other bent inward and damaged two T-6 Texans. A portion of the roof was ripped from the building, leaving splintered timber beams, exposed electrical fixtures, and broken water pipes from the fire sprinkler system. 

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