Passengers are being evacuated at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport due to police activity. Terminal 4 is closed and roads leading to the area.
Reports say a bag alerted at a TSA checkpoint. Police have closed terminal 4A & D security checkpoints at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix.
Airport officials say flight delays are expected and travelers are advised to check their flight status before arriving at the airport. Ticket counters for Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are also closed at this time.
According to an American Airlines spokesman, the airline is currently holding flights departing for Phoenix.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a civil-military public airport 3 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is Arizona’s largest and busiest airport, and among the largest commercial airports in the United States, covering 3,400 acres.
In 2016, the airport served 43,383,528 passengers.
