--- iata: TUS name: Tucson International Airport city: Tucson country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-11' officialWebsite: 'https://flytucson.com/' sources: - 'https://flytucson.com/' - 'https://flytucson.com/airlines_destinations/airlines.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/in_the_terminal/tsa_security.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/in_the_terminal/passenger_services/faqs.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/in_the_terminal/passenger_services/index.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/in_the_terminal/restaurants_shopping.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/in_the_terminal/military_lounge.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/parking_transportation/parking.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/parking_transportation/public_transit.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/parking_transportation/rental_cars.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/parking_transportation/taxis.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/top_alert_detail_T76_R2.php' - >- https://flytucson.com/taa/governance_public_info/media_center/monthly_activity_overview.php - >- https://flytucson.com/Documents/Taa/Governance%20And%20Public%20Info/Media%20Center/Monthly%20Activity%20Overview/Ten-Year-History-2016-25.pdf - >- https://flytucson.com/taa/safety_security/airfield_safety_enhancement_ase_program.php - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R31.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R20.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R24.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R11.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R12.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R22.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R13.php' - 'https://flytucson.com/business_detail_T5_R30.php' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KTUS' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/united-states-of-america/tucson-international/tus1d-barrio-brewery-co - 'https://suntran.com/fares-passes/' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf quickFacts: - >- Official TAA ten-year table (fiscal year October–September): FY2025 was 1,968,198 enplaned + 1,950,809 deplaned = 3,919,007 passengers, +1.18% vs FY2024’s 3,873,141. Do not mix that with FAA preliminary calendar-year 2025 enplanements of 1,891,548 (down 3.48% vs CY2024). Wikipedia’s 3,919,007 is the fiscal-year total. - >- One main two-level terminal. Ticketing and the A/B TSA portals are upstairs; bags and ground transport are downstairs. Concourses A (east; official 11 Sep 2026: Southwest, Sun Country, United) and B (west; Alaska, American, Delta) are not connected after security — wrong portal means reclear. A separate west C-gate building exists; official airlines page lists no C-gate carrier. - >- Operator: Tucson Airport Authority, an independent nonprofit created in 1948, on a City of Tucson lease through October 2098. Official site https://flytucson.com/. Address 7250 South Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85756. Main phone 520-573-8100. ICAO KTUS. AirNav elev 2,643 ft, 6 miles south of downtown. Two active grooved runways: 12/30 10,996 × 150 and 4/22 7,000 × 150 (RWY 4 displaced 850 ft). - >- Civil passenger terminal on a joint-use field. Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Wing (Morris ANGB) occupies the northwest corner and flies F-16s. This page is the TAA terminal only — do not create a second airport for KTUS / Tucson ANGB. Davis-Monthan AFB is DMA / KDMA, about 5 nm northeast, with the same 12/30 numbering. Ryan Airfield is RYN. - >- Official airlines page (11 Sep 2026): six carriers — Alaska (B3/B4; PDX, SEA, seasonal SNA), American (B8–B11; ORD, DFW, LAX, PHX), Delta (B1/B2/B4; ATL, LAX, SLC, SEA, seasonal MSP), Southwest (A3/A4/A6; DEN, LAS, LAX, PHX, SAN, seasonal MDW and DAL), Sun Country (A2; seasonal MSP), United (A5/A7–A9; ORD, DEN, IAH, SFO). Homepage banner: Alaska Orange County returns 17 Dec 2026. TSA and passenger-services pages still name Frontier on A — the live airlines list does not. Confirm tonight’s FIDS; do not assume Frontier is on the board. - >- No airline club and no dedicated passenger lounge. Live Priority Pass is a landside restaurant credit at Barrio Brewing Co. on the ticketing level, opposite Arroyo Trading Post — $28 off the bill, same-day boarding pass, PP hours Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00. Official TAA does not have or recognize CLEAR. The Military Lounge in bag claim is not a passenger lounge. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Checkpoints open by 4:00 a.m.; arrive 90 minutes, 2 hours early' detail: >- Official waits are usually under 15 minutes except before 08:00 and mid-day. Arizona does not observe DST, so the mid-day crush shifts: 10:30–14:00 when the rest of the U.S. is on DST, 11:30–15:00 from November to early March. REAL ID has been required since 7 May 2025. summary: >- Official A/B TSA portals generally open by 04:00 and close with the last departure. TAA says 90 minutes is usually enough; 2 hours for 06:00–08:00 weekday departures and holidays. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'Two portals, not connected after TSA' detail: >- Approaching the curb you hit B, then A. Official passenger-services still lists Frontier on A; the live airlines page does not. The C-gate checkpoint opens only when that building is scheduled. Sterile-side overnighting is not allowed. summary: >- B is first on the inbound roadway (Alaska, American, Delta). A is east (Southwest, Sun Country, United). You cannot walk between A and B without reclearing. category: terminal - label: Food title: El Charro and Beyond Bread are the B-side locals detail: >- A-side official pins: Dunkin’ near A1 04:00–15:00, Empire Pizza 10:30–18:00. Arroyo Trading Post on ticketing is 04:15–19:00 with coffee and sandwiches. Bag-claim food is vending machines only. Trust flytucson.com/in_the_terminal/restaurants_shopping.php, not a 2017 vendor blog. summary: >- Official B-gate pins: El Charro Café 05:00–last departure, Beyond Bread 04:30–17:30, BUILT Custom Burgers 10:00–18:00. Landside Barrio Brewing (ticketing) is 07:00–17:00. category: food - label: Lounges title: No passenger lounge; PP is a landside $28 tab detail: >- Priority Pass (11 Sep 2026): landside 2nd floor opposite Arroyo Trading Post, Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00, $28 credit, same-day boarding pass, no payment-card entry. Official Barrio hours are 07:00–17:00 daily — the PP window is narrower. TravelMint “airside Gate B7” copy is wrong. The Military Lounge near carousel 4/5 is active-duty (dedicated page still says retired too) and not for civilians. summary: >- There is no Admirals Club, Sky Club, United Club, or airside Priority Pass lounge. Live PP is Barrio Brewing Co. before security — not a lounge. category: status lounges: - name: Barrio Brewing Co. zone: Landside hours: >- Priority Pass window Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00; official TAA shop hours 07:00–17:00 daily access: - 'Priority Pass — $28 dining credit, same-day boarding pass required' - >- Pay at the register for anything over the credit; gratuity is not covered bestFor: - >- Priority Pass holders with a weekday midday departure who have not cleared TSA yet - Anyone who wants a Tucson beer before the A or B checkpoint summary: >- Not a lounge — a landside brewpub with a $28 Priority Pass credit on weekdays 10:00–15:00. Useful before you pick a checkpoint; useless once you are airside. verdict: depends terminal: 'Main terminal, ticketing level (landside)' amenities: - Local beer and bar food - Air conditioning - Accessible seating - Soft drinks and standard alcohol waterOptions: - kind: refill name: A and B concourse bottle fillers zone: airside summary: >- The only official bottle-filler map. Empty at the checkpoint and fill on your concourse. There is no published landside filler. location: >- Official passenger-services page: free filling stations next to the drinking fountains on both A and B after TSA terminal: 'A and B concourses, sterile side' isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: refill name: Landside drinking fountain zone: landside summary: >- Use this if you have not cleared, you picked the wrong portal, or you are meeting an arrival after the sterile side has closed. location: >- Public restrooms on the ticketing level and in baggage claim — official pages do not pin a landside bottle-filler map terminal: 'Main terminal, public side' - kind: purchase name: Arroyo Trading Post sealed bottle zone: landside price: posted shop price (confirm at the register; not a TAA tariff) summary: >- Official landside shop 04:15–19:00 with coffee, sandwiches, and sundries. The bottle you can buy before you choose A or B. location: >- Center Gallery on the ticketing level, opposite Barrio Brewing / opposite the PP pin terminal: 'Ticketing level, landside' - kind: purchase name: Dunkin’ or Gates Pass sealed bottle (A) zone: airside price: posted café or shop price (confirm at the register) summary: >- A-side sealed-bottle fallback after you have already cleared the east checkpoint. location: >- Official Dunkin’ pin near Gate A1; Gates Pass by Hudson is the A-side newsstand (04:15–19:15) terminal: 'A concourse, sterile side' - kind: purchase name: Beyond Bread or El Charro sealed bottle (B) zone: airside price: posted café price (confirm at the register) summary: >- B-side sealed-bottle fallback. Beyond Bread’s official window closes 17:30; El Charro lists last-departure close. location: >- Official B-gate pins for Beyond Bread and El Charro Café (Mamava suite is next to El Charro) terminal: 'B concourse, sterile side' airportistScore: 7.2 slug: tus region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/tus](/airports/tus). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/tus) - [Lounge directory](/airports/tus/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Tucson International Airport (TUS) Tucson, United States · North America A compact two-level desert X with real local food and a fare-free bus — undone by two disconnected TSA portals, no passenger lounge, and a storm-closed economy-covered lot. ## Airportist Score **7.2 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.2 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.4 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.5 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 3.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 3.9M - Terminals: 1 main terminal, A + B (C is a separate west building) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 79% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Origin-and-destination trips that already know A vs B - Drivers using the walk-to Rental Car Center - Weekday Priority Pass holders who will eat at Barrio before they clear ## Watch out for - Picking the first TSA portal — A and B are not connected after security - Assuming CLEAR, an airline club, or an airside Priority Pass lounge exist - Economy Covered Lot — closed after 19 Aug 2026 weather until further notice - Stale Frontier / seven-airline / $1.75 Sun Tran / 2026-runway-is-open maps ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/tus/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/tus/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/tus/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/tus/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/tus/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/tus/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/tus/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/tus/reviews.md) (free)