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Airport · ICAO · US

Class C

Tulsa International Airport

ID KTUL FAA TUL Elev 677 ft Lat 36° 11.83' N Lon 95° 53.17' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KTUL

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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FAA Airport Diagram · KTUL

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Runways at KTUL

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.69%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18L 183.1° 10,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
36R 3.1° 10,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
08 89.4° 7,376 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.52%
26 269.4° 7,376 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.52%
18R 183.1° 6,101 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
36L 3.1° 6,101 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 124.900
  • CLD CLNC DEL 134.050
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.700
  • A/D APP/DEP 119.100
  • MISC ANG OPS 141.900
  • OPS ARNG OPS 46.900
  • RDO MC ALESTER RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KTUL

  • NDB DW

    Owaso

    0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB TU

    Oillr

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KTUL, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 30 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18L: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 2.75º TCH 56´. RVR–TMR Tree. 0.…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 26: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´. RWY 18R–36L: H6101…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RWY 08–26: H7376X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–350 PCR 626 R/B/W/T HIRL 0.5% up W RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 08: TORA–7376 TODA–7376 ASDA–7376 LDA–7376 RWY 18L:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 18R:TORA–6101 TODA–6101 ASDA–5741 LDA–5141 RWY 26: TORA–7376 TODA–7376 ASDA–7376 LDA–7376 RWY 36L:TORA–6101 TODA–6101 ASDA–5101 LDA–5101 RWY 36R:TORA–10000TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 18L BAK–14 BAK–12A(B) (1500 FT).
  • ·BAK–14 BAK–12A(B) (1500 FT).
  • ·RWY 36R RWY 08 BAK–14 BAK–12A(B) (1500 FT).
  • ·BAK–14 BAK–12A(B) (1500 FT).
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT Rwy 08 PAPI unusbl byd 8 deg left & right of rwy cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 26 PAPI unusbl byd 7 degs right & 9 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·MILITARY— A–GEAR BAK–12A(B) raised by BAK–14 device O/R to twr.
  • ·JASU 2(A/M32A–86) 3(MD–3M) 3(MA–1A) 4(AM32A–60A) 6(AM32A–60B) FUEL A, A+ (C918–836–6592, 1000–0600Z‡.
  • ·OT 1 hr PN, $100 fee.) (NC–100LL, A1, B) FLUID SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX OIL O–128–148; SOAP–Avbl dur ANG opr hr.
  • ·Noise abatement all rwys; climb to 3000´ asap aft tkof.
  • ·Ctn: 4000 ft blacktop track 1.5 NM E Rwy 26; do not mistake for rwy.
  • ·Twy L south of Twy L3 not vsb to ATCT.
  • ·Txl LA, LB, NN and QQ not vsb fm ATCT.
  • ·Twy L north of Rwy 08–26 S–93/D–140/DT209.
  • ·Twy M–2 S–81/D–140/DT186.
  • ·Wt rstrd areas: Twy JJ S–35; Twy M2 S–81/D–140/DT–186; Twy HH S–55/D–60; Twy L north of Rwy 08–26 S–93/D–140/DT209; Twy L btn Twy C & Twy L2 S–120/D–250/DT–372; Twy L2 S–70/D–100/DT–166.
  • ·Apvd acft run up area: 0500–1200Z‡ N end Twy J acft orientation N & S. 24 hr apch end Rwy 26 acft orientation E & W. 1200–0500Z‡ N end Twy L acft orientation N and S.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 918-838-5000
  • ·ASOS (539) 399–0187 LLWAS.
  • ·UNICOM 122.95 D–ATIS 124.9 377.2 (918–831–6718) PTD 260.4 RCO 122.2 (MC ALESTER RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 119.1 (355º–174º) (FINAL 119.85 355º–174º) 124.0 (175º–354º) (FINAL 132.1 175º–354º) TOWER 121.2 310.8 (Rwy 18L–36R and Rwy 08–26) 118.7 257.8 (Rwy 18R–36L) GND CON 121.9 348.6 CLNC DEL PRE–TAXI CLNC 134.05 284.7 ARNG OPS 46.9 ANG OPS 335.47 PDC
  • ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 109.0
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 114.4 TUL Chan 91 N36º11.78´ W95º47.29´ 264º 4.9 NM to fld. 788/8E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 248º–258º byd 23 NM blo 3,100´ DME unusable: 248º–258º byd 23 NM blo 3,100´ OILLR NDB (LOMW) 338 TU N36º05.85´ W95º53.33´ 357º 6.0 NM to fld. 710/3E.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.7 I–DWE Chan 34 Rwy 18L.
  • ·Autopilot coupled apchs NA blw 813´ MSL. 813´ MSL is blw the CAT I DH.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–TUL Chan 40 Rwy 36R.
  • ·ASR – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – KANSAS CITY H–6I, L–15E IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · TUL

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KTUL — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KTUL

159 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 52 most recent.

Total events

34

since 1982

Fatal

5

14.7% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 212,938 ops in 1998

2024 total

101,285

10-yr total

938,724

2024 mix

AC/AT 55% · GA 31% · Mil 14%

Events / million ops

6.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.94

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=155

  • Other 127
  • Ground collision 8
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-02-06 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Weather · VMC · night →
2008-01-16 Aero Commander 500B · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2025-05-30 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Engine failure · day →
2024-08-03 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Stall / spin · day →
2022-06-08 Boeing 757-236 · Other · night →
2021-05-13 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · night →
2019-09-02 Piper PA60 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2018-07-23 Cessna 560 · Other · day →
2010-07-10 Cessna 421 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2005-12-31 Cessna 150L · Fuel exhaustion · night →
2004-12-08 Beech B200 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2002-03-14 Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Stall / spin · day →
1999-07-23 Beech C23 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1995-10-27 Beech 95-B95 · CFIT · VMC · dusk →
1995-04-13 Cessna 172 RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-11-25 Boeing 757-24APF · Ground collision · night →
1992-12-28 Beech C24R · CFIT · IMC · night →
1991-08-02 Beech J35 · Stall / spin · night-moonlit →
1991-02-22 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-06-29 Northrop C-125A · Ground collision · day →
1987-09-15 Boeing 727 · Weather · night →
1986-08-14 Cessna 210 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1985-10-19 Cessna 310 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1984-10-26 Swearingen SA226TC · Other · IMC · day →
1984-02-15 NIHON YS-11 · Other · day →
1983-11-05 Beech 95-B55 · Other · day →
1982-11-07 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · night →
1982-09-07 Cessna 150 · Other · day →
1982-03-26 Piper PA-28-235 · Engine failure · day →
1981-12-27 Beech A60 · Other →
1981-11-18 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1981-10-08 Cessna 152 · Other →
1981-10-06 Piper PA-32R · Other →
1981-09-16 Cessna 177B · Other →
1981-06-20 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1980-11-26 Beech E18S · Other →
1980-11-11 Cessna 310Q · Other →
1980-10-09 BENSON B8M · Other →
1980-07-17 Bell 206B · Other →
1980-05-07 Cessna,Cessna 150,152 · — →
1980-04-07 JUNKSTER 1 · Other →
1980-04-07 Beech 95-C55 · Other →
1980-02-09 Republic P47D · Other →
1980-01-10 Cessna 172 · Other →
1979-12-01 Cessna 152 · Other →
1979-09-27 Piper PA-28R · Other →
1979-04-21 Piper PA-20 · Other →
1979-02-17 Beech C-45H · Other →
1979-01-04 Cessna 421B · Other →
1978-11-10 Cessna 185A · Other →
1978-07-02 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1978-07-01 Cessna 152 · Other →

+ 107 more on file

Designees in OK

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KTUL — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

925

Flight Instructors

A&P

9,729

Mechanics

AME

32

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

10

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

7

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

1

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

11

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

20

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

1

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

ODA

3

Organizational Designations

Schools

26

Flight Schools

FBO

70

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

9

Flying Clubs

Repair

4

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

11

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KTUL

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Jennifer James Wise Tulsa OK 4 nm
Robert Allen Tulsa OK 4 nm
William Brunton Tulsa OK 4 nm
Yuri James Milner Tulsa OK 4 nm
Kevin Dean Sidener Glenpool OK 16 nm
Janusz Abczynski Stillwater OK 58 nm
Dustin Garard Grove OK 58 nm
David Charles Luse Newalla OK 78 nm
Kenneth Kevin Mcnamara Bella Vista AR 80 nm
Joshua Paul Jones Fayetteville AR 84 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KTUL

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Charles Duane Carns Tulsa OK 4 nm
James Lee Dagg Tulsa OK 4 nm
William Alfred Degraw Jr Tulsa OK 4 nm
William Kent Felkins Tulsa OK 4 nm
Keith Martin Johnson Tulsa OK 4 nm
Dennis Michael Jones Tulsa OK 4 nm
James Craig Lowe Tulsa OK 4 nm
Thomas Roger Lucenta Tulsa OK 4 nm
Richard Douglas Mader Tulsa OK 4 nm
Bruce Gifford Mcabery Iii Tulsa OK 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KTUL

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Arthur Willis Bogie Ii Tulsa OK 4 nm
Robert Leland Brokaw Tulsa OK 4 nm
Albert Lee Cherry Tulsa OK 4 nm
Lowell Keith Conant Tulsa OK 4 nm
Paul Emerson Creider Tulsa OK 4 nm
Garry Owen Crookham Jr Tulsa OK 4 nm
Bart Bradley Dalton Tulsa OK 4 nm
William Reid Dickson Tulsa OK 4 nm
William Kent Felkins Tulsa OK 4 nm
Thomas David Gutmann Tulsa OK 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KTUL

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Red Man Aviation
Tulsa, OK
 11 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 21 nm
Wings Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, AR
 84 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 86 nm
Wrenn Aviation
Enid, OK
 93 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 93 nm
Avionics Services, Inc.
Norman, OK
 96 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Center, Inc.
Clarksville, AR
 127 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 129 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 165 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.