The Sky Harbor International Airport lies conveniently in the center of Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale. A large airport, it was the eighth busiest in the nation during 2005. Strangely, the airport’s three terminals are numbered two, three and four, since terminal one was removed in the nineties.

Many of the Valley’s gated master planned communities are built where cotton once grew. Subdivisions have sprouted up on farmland in all directions. Areas that were once rural are now home to a more diverse population, who enjoy amenities that were previously out of their budget.