# Tucson International Airport (TUS / KTUS)

**Tucson International Airport** (IATA: TUS, ICAO: KTUS) is a large airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It opened in 1919. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,996 ft (3,352 m). In 2025 it handled 3.8 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TUS / KTUS
- FAA: TUS
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Opened: 1919
- Elevation: 2,643 ft / 806 m
- Coordinates: 32.1150, -110.9381
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,996 ft / 3,352 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 3 departures, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 3,802,971 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: http://www.tucsonairport.org
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucson_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433111
- Weather station: KTUS · WMO 72274
- Ident: KTUS

## Timeline

- 1919: Tucson International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 10,996 ft / 3,352 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 04/22 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00430AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 3,239,849 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,118,548 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 3,223,583 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 3,368,009 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 3,520,980 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 3,716,260 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,659,334 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,664,684 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,389,088 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 3,715,980 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,858,330 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,802,971 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

18 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 111 mi / 178 km · American Eagle, Southwest Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 365 mi / 587 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 367 mi / 591 km · Southwest Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 450 mi / 725 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Southwest Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 602 mi / 969 km · Delta Connection
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 639 mi / 1,029 km · United Express, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 751 mi / 1,208 km · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 811 mi / 1,305 km · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 934 mi / 1,503 km · United Express
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,120 mi / 1,802 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,217 mi / 1,958 km · Alaska Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,435 mi / 2,309 km · United Express, American Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,538 mi / 2,475 km · Delta Air Lines

### Seasonal (9)

- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 111 mi / 178 km · American Airlines
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 416 mi / 670 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 822 mi / 1,323 km · Southwest Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 934 mi / 1,503 km · United Airlines
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 943 mi / 1,518 km · Southwest Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,217 mi / 1,958 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,297 mi / 2,087 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,435 mi / 2,309 km · United Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 1,438 mi / 2,314 km · Southwest Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TUS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- VZ [Arizona Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arizona-airways)
- SI [Sierra Pacific Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sierra-pacific-airlines)

### Passenger (8)

- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 8
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 3
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 3
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.8M (2025) | #398 of 3,974 | #97 in North America | #76 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,996 ft / 3,352 m | #675 of 29,858 | #167 in North America | #134 in US |
| Elevation | 2,643 ft / 806 m | =6,452 of 43,403 | =3,104 in North America | =2,393 in US |
| Age | Opened 1919 | =173 of 15,079 | =24 in North America | =23 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 123.800 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.650 |
| GND | GND | 124.400 |
| POST | ANG COMD POST | 39.220 |
| RDO | PRESCOTT RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [DMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdma.md) Davis Monthan Air Force Base · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km
- [OLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kols.md) Nogales International Airport · 48 mi / 78 km
- [FHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhu.md) Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field · 50 mi / 81 km
- [NOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmng.md) Nogales International Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [DUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdug.md) Bisbee Douglas International Airport · 90 mi / 145 km
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · 92 mi / 149 km

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #99

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Tucson International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tucson_International_Airport&oldid=1374339732), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/ktus/data