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TUS · Tucson, United States
--:--:-- · MST (UTC-07:00) · 32.1150° N, 110.9381° W
Tucson International Airport
Airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 3932; ident KTUS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
flytucson.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceTucson International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
TUS / KTUS
OurAirports ident
KTUS
GPS / local code
KTUS / TUS
ISO region
US-AZ
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flytucson.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1433111
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 12:16 PM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--MST · UTC-07:00
Time zone
MST
America/Phoenix · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central Tucson.
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
10,996 ft / 3,352 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1919 · The city of Tucson 8 miles south of downtown Tucson
Owner / entity
Q1433111
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Tucson International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Tucson, United States. Tucson's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Phoenix (UTC-07:00, MST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Tucson International Airport (TUS / KTUS) is at 32.1150° N, 110.9381° W, elevation 2,643 ft (806 m), serving Tucson, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Tucson is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Phoenix (MST, UTC-07:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Tucson: 12 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for TUS.
Primary airport name
Tucson International Airport (TUS / KTUS)
Tucson International Airport · Airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States
Known label 1
Morris Air National Guard Base
Alternate airport-name cue retained for TUS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KTUS · KTUS · TUS · US-AZ
flytucson.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
It is the second busiest airport in Arizona, after Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for TUS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
1. Drexel Heights
drexel-heights · 9.0 km from TUS
United States · America/Phoenix · +0h · population 27,749 · city coordinates 32.1412, -111.0284
2. Tucson
tucson · 12 km from TUS
United States · America/Phoenix · +0h · population 542,629 · city coordinates 32.2217, -110.9265
3. Sahuarita
sahuarita · 18 km from TUS
United States · America/Phoenix · +0h · population 25,707 · city coordinates 31.9576, -110.9557
4. Catalina Foothills
catalina-foothills · 20 km from TUS
United States · America/Phoenix · +0h · population 50,796 · city coordinates 32.2978, -110.9187
5. Flowing Wells
flowing-wells · 21 km from TUS
United States · America/Phoenix · +0h · population 16,419 · city coordinates 32.2940, -111.0098
6. Casas Adobes
casas-adobes · 24 km from TUS
United States · America/Phoenix · +0h · population 66,795 · city coordinates 32.3234, -110.9951
1. PHX KPHX
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix
178 km from TUS · America/Phoenix · +0h · elevation 1,135 ft (346 m) · airport coordinates 33.4353, -112.0059
2. CJS MMCS
Abraham González International Airport · Ciudad Juárez
429 km from TUS · America/Ciudad_Juarez · +1h · elevation 3,904 ft (1,190 m) · airport coordinates 31.6367, -106.4285
3. ELP KELP
El Paso International Airport · El Paso
432 km from TUS · America/Denver · +1h · elevation 3,959 ft (1,207 m) · airport coordinates 31.8099, -106.3756
1. TUS-PHX
Phoenix · 178 km · 1h 3m
America/Phoenix · +0h from TUS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. TUS-CJS
Ciudad Juárez · 429 km · 1h 23m
America/Ciudad_Juarez · +1h from TUS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. TUS-ELP
El Paso · 432 km · 1h 23m
America/Denver · +1h from TUS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 10,996 ft / 3,352 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for TUS.
Runway identifiers
04/22 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. PHX KPHX
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix · 178 km from TUS
large airport · America/Phoenix · united-states · 1,135 ft (346 m) · 33.4353, -112.0059
2. ELP KELP
El Paso International Airport · El Paso · 432 km from TUS
large airport · America/Denver · united-states · 3,959 ft (1,207 m) · 31.8099, -106.3756
3. ABQ KABQ
Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque · 516 km from TUS
large airport · America/Denver · united-states · 5,355 ft (1,632 m) · 35.0400, -106.6089
4. PSP KPSP
Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs · 553 km from TUS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 477 ft (145 m) · 33.8297, -116.5070
5. LAS KLAS
Harry Reid International Airport · Las Vegas · 587 km from TUS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 2,181 ft (665 m) · 36.0834, -115.1518
6. SAN KSAN
San Diego International Airport · San Diego · 591 km from TUS
large airport · America/Los_Angeles · united-states · 17 ft (5 m) · 32.7336, -117.1900
Source note 1
It is the second busiest airport in Arizona, after Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TUS.
TUS sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). TUS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
TUS is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Morris Air National Guard Base. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Regional role cue: It is the second busiest airport in Arizona, after Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Wikidata airport entity: Q1433111 · Tucson International Airport. Administrative area: Tucson. Named after: Tucson. Entity official-site cross-check: tucsonairport.org
Tucson International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 2,643 ft (806 m), positioned at 32.1150° N, 110.9381° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 10,996 ft / 3,352 m. The airport clock uses America/Phoenix (MST, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Drexel Heights is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.0 km. PHX Phoenix is the closest retained airport alternative at 178 km.
TUS is compared with PHX Phoenix at 178 km, ELP El Paso at 432 km, ABQ Albuquerque at 516 km, PSP Palm Springs at 553 km, LAS Las Vegas at 587 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
TUS-PHX Phoenix: 178 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. TUS-CJS Ciudad Juárez: 429 km, about 1h 23m, +1h. TUS-ELP El Paso: 432 km, about 1h 23m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident KTUS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flytucson.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 10,996 ft / 3,352 m
Runway identifiers
04/22, 12/30
OurAirports classifies TUS as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Tucson.
TUS (KTUS) is a moderate-elevation field at 2,643 ft (806 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
TUS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
TUS's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 10,996 ft / 3,352 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
The city of Tucson 8 miles south of downtown Tucson is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for TUS.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flytucson.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
TUS uses America/Phoenix (MST, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Tucson International Airport is about 12 km from central Tucson; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
PHX Phoenix is the closest retained alternate at 178 km, time difference +0h.
flytucson.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place TUS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
TUS ranks #93 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
TUS shares America/Phoenix with PHX Phoenix US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
TUS is 2,643 ft (806 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CGH 2,631 ft (802 m) (12 ft delta) · TYN 2,575 ft (785 m) (68 ft delta) · CNF 2,721 ft (829 m) (78 ft delta) · ADJ 2,555 ft (779 m) (88 ft delta) · GRU 2,461 ft (750 m) (182 ft delta).
TUS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are PHX 178 km +0h · CJS 429 km +1h · ELP 432 km +1h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | PHX | 178 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Ciudad Juárez | CJS | 429 km | 1h 23m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| El Paso | ELP | 432 km | 1h 23m | +1h | --:--:-- |
TUS to PHX
Distance 178 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone America/Phoenix is +0h from TUS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TUS to CJS
Distance 429 km; estimated travel window 1h 23m; destination zone America/Ciudad_Juarez is +1h from TUS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TUS to ELP
Distance 432 km; estimated travel window 1h 23m; destination zone America/Denver is +1h from TUS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Central Tucson is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Tucson is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Tucson International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from TUS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Drexel Heights
drexel-heights · 9.0 km · America/Phoenix
Tucson
tucson · 12 km · America/Phoenix
Sahuarita
sahuarita · 18 km · America/Phoenix
Catalina Foothills
catalina-foothills · 20 km · America/Phoenix
Flowing Wells
flowing-wells · 21 km · America/Phoenix
Casas Adobes
casas-adobes · 24 km · America/Phoenix
Tanque Verde
tanque-verde · 24 km · America/Phoenix
Green Valley
green-valley · 29 km · America/Phoenix
Oro Valley
oro-valley · 31 km · America/Phoenix
Marana
marana · 45 km · America/Phoenix
Rio Rico
rio-rico · 72 km · America/Phoenix
Nogales
nogales · 86 km · America/Phoenix
Tucson International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Phoenix (PHX), Ciudad Juárez (CJS), El Paso (ELP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from TUS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPHX
Phoenix · large airport
Compare against PHX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Abraham González International AirportCJS
Ciudad Juárez · large airport
Compare against CJS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
El Paso International AirportELP
El Paso · large airport
Compare against ELP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Tucson International Airport is in the America/Phoenix timezone (UTC-07:00, MST).
Tucson International Airport uses IATA code TUS and ICAO code KTUS.
Tucson International Airport is located in Tucson, United States at coordinates 32.1150° N, 110.9381° W, with an elevation of 2,643 ft (806 m) (moderate-elevation field in the subtropics).
Tucson International Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Tucson.
Phoenix (PHX) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 3m, destination timezone America/Phoenix, and a +0h difference from TUS.
Tucson International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
TUS's curated peers in United States on this site include PHX Phoenix, ELP El Paso, ABQ Albuquerque, plus 3 more.
Tucson International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,996 ft / 3,352 m; identifiers include 04/22, 12/30.
