AirportsTucson International Airport is a large airport serving Tucson, in Arizona, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TUS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TUS
- ICAO code
- KTUS
- City
- Tucson
- State or region
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 32.1150° N, 110.9381° W
- Elevation
- 806 m (2,643 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,352 m (10,996 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TUS means Tucson International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTUS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.1150° N, 110.9381° W. It stands 806 metres (2,643 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Phoenix, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tucson International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,352 metres (10,996 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 63.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,352 m 10,996 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa Gateway AirportMesa | AZA | 149 km |
| Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix | PHX | 178 km |
| Mar de Cortés International AirportPuerto Peñasco, Mexico | PPE | 239 km |
| Show Low Regional AirportShow Low | SOW | 254 km |
| Grant County AirportSilver City | SVC | 268 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,216 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,307 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,473 km | 16 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,520 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,431 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 725 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,786 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,487 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,582 km | 15 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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