Tucson

TUS · KTUS

Tucson International Airport

32.12°, -110.94°AZ, United States

Passengers a year

3.8M

#76 busiest in the U.S.

21

nonstop destinations

27

airlines

56

departures a day

78.9%

arrivals on time

0.9%

flights cancelled

79.8%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from TUS, by passengers: DFW, DEN, PHX, LAX, LAS, ATL, SEA, ORD, SLC, SFOTUSLAXSFOLASPHXSEASLCDENORDATLDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Tucson, with 33% of all passengers. 27 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 33% of the airport — the 50th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is ALB at 33%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American84% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by SkyWest, Envoy
33.0%1.2M-13.8%
WN
Southwest74% full
27.3%1M+1.3%
DL
Delta84% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest
15.6%589.4K-3.1%
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Mesa
15.6%588.4K+0.3%
AS
Alaska80% fullOperated by SkyWest, Horizon
6.3%236.6K+5.5%
+Other airlines
2.1%80.1K—

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

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    307.4K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    301.1K departing · 78% full

    Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    209.6K departing · 74% full

    American Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    154.4K departing · 71% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    149.4K departing · 69% full

    Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    122.4K departing · 85% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Seattle (SEA)

    114.3K departing · 82% full

    Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    101.6K departing · 87% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines

  • Salt Lake City (SLC)

    68.2K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • San Francisco (SFO)

    61.5K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines

All nonstop destinations

21 nonstop · 8 airlines · 21 domestic / 0 intl

ORDChicagoDFWDallas-Fort WorthPHXPhoenix

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines

LAXLos Angeles

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Tucson.

Body class · share of departures

When Tucson is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

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
1,674,974 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.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 79Late 20Cancelled 1

15 min

average delay

185

flights cancelled

19.4K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 87.7%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 69.3%

Among US airports

#76

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 72.9%–82.6%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 72.9% of arrivals landed on time — 6 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. 27 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 78.9% 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 33% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Tucson. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).