Originally Posted by
Kamalaasaa
Have planes ever had to deice at PHX?
"The greatest amount of snow ever recorded at the official reporting station in Phoenix was 1.0 inch on January 20 1933, and on January 21 and 22 1937." -
http://southwestweather.com/wx/wxsnowhistory.php
My post was a general additional reason why a flight would be "closed" while the aircraft remains at the gate for a while, not meant to be specifically for PHX.