[2] Its primary role after the end of World War II was storage and preservation of obsolete or excess U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard aircraft.

Following the closure of NAS Litchfield Park in 1968, the Goodyear company discussed using it as its Aviation Products Division.

[5] Phoenix-Goodyear Airport is a Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants from its time as a military installation.

Phoenix Goodyear Airport covers 789 acres (319 ha) at an elevation of 971 ft (296 m) above mean sea level.

GYR has one asphalt runway and one concrete helipad: In 2020 the airport had 79,599 aircraft operations, average 218 per day: 94% general aviation, <1% airline, 1% military and 4% air taxi.