Show Low Regional Airport (IATA: SOW, ICAO: KSOW, FAA LID: SOW) is 2 miles (1.7 nmi; 3.2 km) east of Show Low, in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is used for general aviation and commercial services provided by Southern Airways Express which is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $1,672,000(per year). The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).

Historical airline service

Show Low first began receiving commercial air service in 1994 by Scenic Airlines and Arizona Pacific Airlines, both providing commuter aircraft flights to Phoenix. Arizona Pacific ended service the following year and Scenic ended in 1996. Great Lakes Airlines then provided service to Phoenix from 1996 through 1997. Service returned in 1999 by Sunrise Airlines, an offshoot of Scenic Airlines, but ended in 2000. The city was then able to secure subsidized air service under the Essential Air Service program and Great Lakes Airlines returned in 2005 with flights to both Phoenix and Denver, the latter making a stop at Farmington, NM. Great Lakes was replaced in 2015 by Boutique Air, which only had flights to Phoenix. Flights are currently operated by Southern Airways Express which took over service from Boutique Air on July 16, 2022.

Facilities

The airport covers 691 acres (280 ha) at an elevation of 6,415 feet (1,955 m). It has two asphalt runways: 6/24 is 7,200 by 100 feet (2,195 x 30 m); 3/21 is 3,938 by 60 feet (1,200 x 18 m). The airport is an uncontrolled airport that has no control tower.

In the year ending April 30, 2012 the airport had 12,833 aircraft operations, average 35 per day: 69% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 11% airline and 1% military. 41 aircraft were then based at this airport: 85% single-engine and 15% multi-engine.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Airlines	Destinations
Southern Airways Express	Phoenix–Sky Harbor

Top destinations from SOW
(December 2022 – November 2023)

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Airline
1	Phoenix, Arizona	3,850	Southern Airways Express

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Ameriflight	Holbrook, Payson, Phoenix-Sky Harbor

Statistics

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Enplanements	5,325	4,470	3,080	3,996	3,852	3,759	1,899	2,253	4,139	4,917	4,042
Change	039.8%	016.1%	031.1%	029.7%	03.6%	02.4%	049.5%	018.6%	083.7%	018.8%	017.8%
Airline	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Boutique Air	Boutique Air	Boutique Air
Destination(s)	Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix	Denver Farmington Phoenix	Denver Farmington Phoenix	Denver Phoenix	Farmington Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix	Phoenix

See also

• List of airports in Arizona