Tucson
TUS · KTUSTucson International Airport
Passengers a year
3.8M
#76 busiest in the U.S.
21
nonstop destinations
26
airlines
56
departures a day
78.7%
arrivals on time
0.9%
flights cancelled
79.9%
load factor


Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Tucson, with 33% of all passengers. 26 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 33% of the airport — the 52nd most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is BIL at 33%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 33.0% | 1.2M | 4 | 69.6% | -14% |
WN Southwest74% full | 27.2% | 1M | 9 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
DL | 15.7% | 591.2K | 5 | 82.7% | -4.2% |
UA | 15.7% | 588.6K | 4 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
AS | 6.5% | 244.9K | 3 | 79.3% | +4.8% |
+Other airlines | 1.9% | 70.7K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
21 nonstop destinations from Tucson, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
302.1K302,097 departing · 83% full
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines
156.7K156,715 departing · 71% full
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines
American Airlines · United Airlines
68.5K68,519 departing · 81% full
Delta Air Lines
Southwest Airlines
All nonstop destinations
21 nonstop · 8 airlines · 21 domestic / 0 intl
American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines
Delta Connection · operated by SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Tucson.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
6,892 departures · 83% full
33.7%
- Narrowbody
2,674 departures · 81% full
13.1%
- Narrowbody
2,582 departures · 76% full
12.6%
- Regional
2,418 departures · 76% full
11.8%
- Narrowbody
1,433 departures · 76% full
7.0%
- Narrowbody
925 departures · 82% full
4.5%
- Narrowbody
905 departures · 83% full
4.4%
- Narrowbody
841 departures · 82% full
4.1%
- Narrowbody
636 departures · 81% full
3.1%
- Regional
305 departures · 31% full
1.5%
When Tucson is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak March 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 2,780,143
- 1991
- 2,614,103
- 1992
- 2,594,340
- 1993
- 2,641,311
- 1994
- 3,266,057
- 1995
- 3,389,517
- 1996
- 3,493,686
- 1997
- 3,526,472
- 1998
- 3,461,100
- 1999
- 3,526,304
- 2000
- 3,558,117
- 2001
- 3,368,230
- 2002
- 3,100,039
- 2003
- 3,408,836
- 2004
- 3,724,523
- 2005
- 4,109,450
- 2006
- 4,205,057
- 2007
- 4,419,472
- 2008
- 4,188,215
- 2009
- 3,635,108
- 2010
- 3,716,950
- 2011
- 3,629,391
- 2012
- 3,481,161
- 2013
- 3,168,201
- 2014
- 3,221,608
- 2015
- 3,118,548
- 2016
- 3,223,583
- 2017
- 3,368,009
- 2018
- 3,520,980
- 2019
- 3,716,260
- 2020
- 1,659,334
- 2021
- 2,664,684
- 2022
- 3,389,088
- 2023
- 3,715,980
- 2024
- 3,857,900
- 2025
- 3,802,971
- 2026
- 2,217,306 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Tucson, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
15 min
average delay
174
flights cancelled
19.3K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 87.2%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 69.6%
Among US airports
#76
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 71.6%–82.6%
The weak spot is July 2026, when 71.6% of arrivals landed on time — 7.1 points below the year. The strongest was November 2025 at 82.6%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Tucson International Airport (TUS)?
Tucson International Airport handled about 3.8M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #76 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 56 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Tucson International Airport (TUS)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Tucson (TUS), flying about 33% of its passengers. 26 airlines serve Tucson in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Tucson International Airport (TUS)?
Tucson (TUS) has 21 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Tucson International Airport (TUS)?
About 78.7% of flights arriving at Tucson (TUS) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.9% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Tucson International Airport (TUS)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Tucson (TUS), about 34% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Tucson. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).