Tucson International Airport - TUS

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The Tucson International Airport is located on 7,930 acres twelve miles south of Tucson, which lies approx. 110 miles south of metropolitan Phoenix and 60 miles north of the Mexico border.

Passenger traffic grew immensely in the early 1990s when discount carriers arrived in Tucson, bringing with them highly competitive fares. In 1994 TIA experienced its largest increase in passenger traffic ever, with a 25 percent jump in arrivals and departures. By the end of 2000, the airport was logging more than 3.5 million enplanements and deplanements every year.

The Authority recently updated TIA's master plan--its long-range blueprint for the future. Issues covered include environmental cleanup of groundwater and soil contamination, soundproofing about 1,400 homes at the northwest end of the airfield, plans for future runway and terminal facility expansion, and continuing investigation of ways to enhance southern Arizona's airline service.

Source:
http://www.tucsonairport.org/