Ryan Field
RYN · KRYN · Tucson, Arizona · Pima County · map
Ryan Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Tucson Arpt Authority, 10 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona, 2,419 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 06R/24L, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 224 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 131,860 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KRYN · observed 10:45 am MST (17:45 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 27
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet
- Temperature 82°F (28°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.82 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRYN 111745Z 17017G27KT 10SM BKN065 28/13 A2982
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
2 warnings in force over this field:
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 16,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist, fog).
11 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- C172 at 2,900 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:50 am MST (15:50 UTC): a routine report.
- B737 descending, 14 nm east, 10:22 am MST (17:22 UTC): moderate turbulence.
- E75L descending, 14 nm east, 9:45 am MST (16:45 UTC): light turbulence.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (TUS, 12 nm east), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 6,000 ft: 200° at 30 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 210° at 38 kt, 10 °C; 12,000 ft: 210° at 42 kt, 5 °C; 18,000 ft: 220° at 50 kt, -6 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA RYN · ICAO KRYN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Tucson Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 2,419 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 5,500 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06L/24R | 4,900 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 4,010 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 24L: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 06L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 15: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.8 | Ryan |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 133.35 | Ryan |
| Ground | 118.2 | Ryan |
| Tower (secondary) | 120.35 | Ryan |
| Approach and departure | 128.5 | Ryan |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 520-578-0269.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 203 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 131,860, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 19 |
| general aviation, travelling | 42,987 |
| general aviation, local | 85,327 |
| military | 3,527 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Tucson from the FAA register
735 aircraft are registered to owners in Tucson, Arizona: 556 piston singles, 43 piston twins, 27 gliders, 25 business jets, 25 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Tucson International (12 nm east), Marana Regional (16 nm north), Pinal Airpark (23 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arizona · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Tucson, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Aviation Hangar Foam Specialists LLC
- Fios Flightline LLC FlightLine Technologies operates a fully managed fractional aircraft co-ownership program for owner-pilots in the United States.
- Nachio Aviation Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Tucson, by their names on the register:
- Arizona Flyers Club INC 3 aircraft Arizona Flyers Club is a flying club based at Tucson International Airport in Arizona.
- University of Arizona 3 aircraft The University of Arizona is a public research university in Tucson, Arizona, with 20 colleges offering over 150 majors and degree programs.
- Flyers Unlimited LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Tucson:
- Eagle Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Double Eagle Aviation is a Part 61 flight school based at Ryan Airfield in Tucson, Arizona.
Repair stations in Tucson (12 of 19, all of them):
- Aircraft Inspection & Management, LLC
- Airtronics, INC
- Amentum Services, INC
- American Turbo Systems
- Ascent Aviation Services LLC
- Astrodyne International INC
- Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services INC
- Cappsco International Corporation A Midwest Compan
- Honeywell Aerospace US LLC - Tucson R&O
- Instrument Services INC
- James B. Geist
- Learjet INC
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 19 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner.
- Benjamin John Braff private pilot; airplanes · Tucson Jet Center · Tucson, AZ (0 nm) · (952) 452-0254 · ben.braff@gmail.com
- Clair Morris private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Arizona Aero-Tech- KRYN · Tucson, AZ (0 nm) · (520) 560-3963 · fr8pilot88@gmail.com
- Kimberly Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Tucson, AZ (0 nm) · (520) 404-9293 · kim.schiff1@gmail.com
- Robert Owsley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Arizona Aero Tech · Tucson, AZ (0 nm) · (817) 239-7171 · bob.owsley@gmail.com
- Steven Daniel Brimmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tucson, AZ (0 nm) · (830) 719-6123 · carib2steve@yahoo.com
- Charles Edwin Schroll private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Marana, AZ (16 nm) · (520) 360-7672 · cschroll@yahoo.com
All 44 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 67 since 1982, 11 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 06L and 06R calm wind runway; aftn wind may favor runway 24L and 24R.
- When the control tower closed activate PAPI runway 06R, 06L, and 24R; VASI runway 24L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06R/24L and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service H24 with credit card.
- Closed when the control tower closed.
- Fqt ILS practice approaches.
- PAPI unusable beyond 4.9 NM.
- Use landing lights in pattern.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Tucson 735 aircraft · 556 piston singles, 43 piston twins, 27 gliders
- Wind Walker LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Swede Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Eagle Aviation INC 5 aircraft in town
- Aerial Productions International INC 5 aircraft in town
- Aviation Hangar Foam Specialists LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fios Flightline LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Nachio Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Eagle Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Arizona Flyers Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- University of Arizona 3 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Flyers Unlimited LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aircraft Inspection & Management, LLC · repair station
- Airtronics, INC · repair station
- Amentum Services, INC · repair station
- American Turbo Systems · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 67 since 1982 · 11 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,983 since 1982 · 468 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arizona 77 landing places
- Arizona 8,395 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RYN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.