KTUS · Tucson International Airport

TUCSON, ARIZONA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,643

Elevation ft

Runways

10,996

Longest ft · 12/30

32.12N

110.94W

Tucson International Airport serves Tucson, Arizona at 2,643 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 10,996 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	10,996 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	7,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,643 ft is about 10°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 10°C)	2,643 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,843 ft	3,188 ft	2,515 ft	3,773 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,043 ft	3,422 ft	2,642 ft	3,963 ft
35°C afternoon	5,677 ft	3,545 ft	2,709 ft	4,063 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 10,996 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,063 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KTUS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRYN Ryan Field	12 nm W	5,500 ft
KAVQ Marana Regional Airport	23 nm NW	6,901 ft
KMZJ Pinal Airpark	31 nm NW	6,849 ft
KOLS Nogales International Airport	42 nm S	7,200 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTUS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KTUS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KTUS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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