Tulsa International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tulsa, Oklahoma (United States)

IATA: TUL ICAO: KTUL

Longest Active Runway

10,000 ft

3,048 meters

Field Elevation

677 ft

206 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.1971°, -95.8862°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #557 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#956 of 7558

Top 13.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

tied #53 of 63 in US

same length as 8 others; nearest TYS, 578 NM · #188 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TUL in numbers: 10,000 ft longest runway · tied #557 of 650 published · #956 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.4%) · tied #53 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

TUL lies at 206 m (677 ft), #243 of 650 published airports by elevation and 57.8 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 70 ft above the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 5,510 ft higher than TUL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of TUL. Nearest published airport: Kansas City International Airport (MCI), 195 NM, 10,801 ft (801 ft longer than TUL); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)

TUL runways: 18L/36R 10,000 × 150 ft concrete (con); 08/26 7,376 × 150 ft concrete (con); 18R/36L 6,101 × 100 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #53 of 63 in United States with BOI/SBD/TYS/CLT/PSP/RDU/LGB/JAX at 10,000 ft; DEN leads by 6,000 ft (16,000 ft). +0% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18L/36R	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08/26	7,376 ft (2248 m / 2.248 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
18R/36L	6,101 ft (1860 m / 1.860 km)	100 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →