Airport gate intelligence · TUS
How many gates does Tucson Airport (TUS) have?
Tucson Airport (TUS) has 21 gates, with about 52 airline departures a day. Southwest, American and United have the most, 4 each.
Southwest flies 33% of the 6,306 seats leaving TUS each day. Southwest has 3% more seats than American. 1 gate is common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at TUS
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 4 | 13 | 2,070 | 33% | 159 | 0% | 49 min | 1 |
| American | 4 | 18 | 2,007 | 32% | 110 | 57% | 46 min | 8 |
| United | 4 | 9 | 1,026 | 16% | 112 | 57% | 57 min | 10 |
| Delta | 2 | 8 | 831 | 13% | 101 | 76% | 49 min | 4 |
| Alaska | 1 | 3 | 371 | 6% | 124 | 53% | 60 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 1 | |||||||
Average of 5 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 5 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at TUS
79% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 5 full days.
What size aircraft TUS’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at TUS: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): JetBlue (1 flight to Cincinnati); Allegiant (1 flight); Air Canada (1 flight).
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How many gates does Tucson Airport (TUS) have?
Tucson Airport (TUS) has 21 gates, with about 52 airline departures a day. Southwest, American and United have the most, 4 each.
Which airline has the most gates at Tucson Airport (TUS)?
Southwest, with 4 of the 21 gates at TUS (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Tucson Airport (TUS)?
About 52 airline departures a day (Oct 1 to Oct 5, 2026).
Which terminal is Southwest in at TUS?
Southwest flies from Concourse A at Tucson Airport (TUS).
How many gates does Southwest have at TUS?
4 gates, with about 13 departures and 2,070 seats a day.
How many gates does American have at TUS?
4 gates, with about 18 departures and 2,007 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at TUS?
4 gates, with about 9 departures and 1,026 seats a day.
How many seats leave TUS each day?
About 6,306 seats on 52 airline departures a day (average of 5 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at TUS?
51 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves TUS on time most often?
American Airlines: 79% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 79% for all airlines at TUS (5 full days, Oct 1 to Oct 5, 2026).
How often do flights at TUS go back to the gate after pushing back?
1 departure in 5 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at TUS?
About 24 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.