Tucson International
TUS · KTUS · Tucson, Arizona · Pima County · map
Tucson International is a public-use airport owned by Tucson Airport Authority, 6 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, 2,643 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 10,996 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives).
Weather right now KTUS · observed 1:53 pm MST (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 91°F (33°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am MST (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KTUS 062053Z 31007KT 10SM CLR 33/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP096 T03280106 58023
TAF KTUS 061720Z 0618/0718 13011KT P6SM SKC FM062000 34007KT P6SM FEW080 FM070500 15006KT P6SM SKC
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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TUS · ICAO KTUS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Tucson Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 2,643 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 10,996 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 7,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, gnd 8 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 04: threshold displaced 850 ft, 6,150 ft available for landing, rr 21 ft high 270 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, 6,000 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 123.8 | Tucson |
| Clearance delivery | 126.65 | Tucson |
| Ground | 120.025 | Tucson |
| Tower | 118.3 | Tucson |
| Tower (secondary) | 119.0 | Tucson |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Dingo and star Runway 30 066-274 tus; Runway 12 286-089 tus | 119.4 | Tucson |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (BURRO) · Class C airspace Runway 12 090-285 tus; Runway 30 275-065 tus | 125.1 | Tucson |
| Approach (secondary) | 128.5 | Tucson |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Tucson |
| Tucson and rco | 122.2 | Tucson |
| Base and operations | 140.55 | Tucson |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 520-355-5542.
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 57 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Ctn: northwest arrival and departure do not mistake taxiway a for landing surface; taxiway a north and parl to runway 30.
- Pattern altitude 800 feet above ground level small aircraft; 1400 feet above ground level large/heavy turbojet aircraft.
- BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500).
- BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1000).
- BAK-14 BAK-12(B) (1215) hook bak 12B(B) (128 ovrn).
- Fixed wing jet vstol/vtol operations NA. dstc rmng mkrs northeast side.
- Exceeds 200 feet spacing at taxiway intersection on north and south side of runway.
- Ctn: ensure departure runway; do not mistake for demol runway.
- Ptns taxiway D not visibility from the control tower.
- Group V tax with inboard eng only. Terminal ramp closed to adg IV and above WO prior permission required.
- A gear - BAK-14 BAK-12B approach end runway 12, BAK-14 BAK-12B approach end runway 30 and BAK-14 BAK-12B approach end runway 22 available durg ang duty hour: 5 minimum PN.
- Taxiway A5 ltd 70000 LB or less.
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 5, 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.