Tulsa International Airport

Tulsa International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/military
OwnerCity of Tulsa
OperatorTulsa Airport Authority
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Hub for
Elevation AMSL677 ft / 206 m
Coordinates36°11′54″N 95°53′17″W / 36.19833°N 95.88806°W / 36.19833; -95.88806
Websiteflytulsa.com
Maps
FAA diagram
FAA diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18L/36R 10,000 3,048 Concrete
18R/36L 6,101 1,860 Asphalt
8/26 7,376 2,248 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations98,769
Based aircraft133
Passengers3,144,567
Total cargo (lbs.)111,849,122

Tulsa International Airport (IATA: TUL, ICAO: KTUL, FAA LID: TUL) is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) northeast of Downtown Tulsa, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named Tulsa Municipal Airport when the city acquired it in 1929;[4] it received its present name in 1963.[5] While Tulsa International Airport only serves domestic destinations, it is still an international airport since it has customs and border patrol facilities.[6]

The 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard is based at the co-located Tulsa Air National Guard Base.[7] The airport is the global maintenance headquarters for American Airlines.[8]

During World War II Air Force Plant No. 3 was built on the southeast side of the airport, and Douglas Aircraft manufactured several types of aircraft there. After the war this facility was used by Douglas (later McDonnell Douglas) and Rockwell International (later Boeing) for aircraft manufacturing, modification, repair, and research.[9] Spirit AeroSystems currently builds commercial airline parts for Boeing aircraft[10] in part of the building and IC Bus Corporation assembles school buses in the other part.[11] Spirit AeroSystems also builds Boeing wing and floor beam parts and Gulfstream wing parts in a facility on the east side of the airport, just north of runway 26.[10]

The Tulsa Air and Space Museum is on the northwest side of the airport.

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for TUL PDF, effective February 22, 2024
  2. ^ "Tulsa Int'l Airport Reports Record Passenger Numbers In 2023, Highest Since 2008". flytulsa.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Int'l Airport Operating Statistics for 2023" (PDF). flytulsa.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Tulsa Preservation Commission "Transportation (1850–1945)." Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cantrell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Nonstop Destinations". Fly Tulsa. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard – History. Accessed January 27, 2011."138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard - History". Archived from the original on March 19, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  8. ^ "American Airlines Group Website. April 2014. Accessed July 27, 2014". Archived from the original on April 24, 2014.
  9. ^ John Pike. "Air Force Plant 3 – Tulsa, OK".
  10. ^ a b Spirit AeroSystems
  11. ^ "ICBus – IC Bus – Leading School Bus Manufacturer". Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.