# Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL / KTCL)

**Tuscaloosa National Airport** (IATA: TCL, ICAO: KTCL) is a medium airport in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,498 ft (1,981 m). In 2025 it handled 5 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TCL / KTCL
- FAA: TCL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 170 ft / 52 m
- Coordinates: 33.2206, -87.6114
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,498 ft / 1,981 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Passengers: 5,468 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.tuscaloosa.com/Government/Departments/Transportation/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscaloosa_National_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4385298
- Weather station: KTCL
- Ident: KTCL

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Tuscaloosa National Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 6,498 ft / 1,981 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 041° / 221° | yes |
| 12/30 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00487AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | 4,046 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,696 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 5,945 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,468 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5K (2025) | #2,907 of 3,974 | #755 in North America | #544 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,498 ft / 1,981 m | =4,127 of 29,858 | =1,055 in North America | =810 in US |
| Elevation | 170 ft / 52 m | =34,720 of 43,403 | =15,822 in North America | =13,304 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | BIRMINGHAM APP/DEP | 120.150 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 132.825 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 126.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| RDO | ANNISTON RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KEET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keet.md) Shelby County Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · 55 mi / 89 km
- [CBM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbm.md) Columbus Air Force Base · 56 mi / 90 km
- [GTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtr.md) Golden Triangle Regional Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [KNMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knmm.md) Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · 72 mi / 115 km
- [MEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei.md) Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · 90 mi / 145 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl/data