Tucson International Airport

The Tucson International Airport is located in Tucson, Arizona. The airport is a civil and military airport, which is six miles from the business district of the city. Tucson is located a few hours from the Army Base in Arizona, which is why the airport is a joint option for public military flights. A renovation occurred in 2008 to help improve the concourse. They added 82000 square feet for ticketing and baggage claim as well. The concourses were renumbered so that Concourse A is A1 to A9, and Concourse B is B1 through B11. The international arrivals are now located in Concourse A rather than being separate. Public transportation does exist through Sun Tran Bus or Taxi.

The Tucson Airport was built in 1919. It was a municipal airport at the time. Nine years later the airport was converted to a commercial airport for Standard Airlines, which is now American Airlines. An airmail service also began at the airport. In 1948 the airport was turned over to a non- profit corporation. During World War II military manufacturing companies used three hangers. By 1963 six airlines and an international inspection station were added.

The airport sits on 8,244 acres of land with three runways. The runways are 10,996, 8,400, and 7,000 feet in length. During 2007 257,000 aircraft landed and took off from the international airport. 14 percent of that was military related. The airport consists of the international terminal, main terminal, Concourse A, and Concourse B. Airlines on Concourse A are American, Frontier, and Southwest. These three airlines fly to Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

Concourse B has more airlines. These are Alaska, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Airways. Travel from Tucson includes Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco from Concourse B.

For cargo airlines include ABX Air, Air Cargo Transit, Cargo Force, EGL, FedEx, Matheson Flight Extenders, and UPS. The airport has car rental services which are Alamo, National, Budget, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and Dollar.

The concourses and main terminal have restaurants and shops. On Concourse A food options are Arizona Sports Grill, Boar's Head Deli, Cheeburger, Taco Baron, Cibo Express, and Ike's Coffee Bar and Cocktails. On Concourse B are Sky Asian Bistro, Boars Head, Carmella's Kitchen Pizza, Cibos', and Ike's. On the third floor of Concourse B is the Jet Rock Bar and Grill. By the baggage claim and ticketing area are Ike's, Baskin Robins, and Cibo.

Shopping is as varied as the meal choices. The Paradies Shops and Desert House are two of the shopping options. There are also newsstands and the PGA Tour shop available. For visitors to the airport spending a bit of time looking at the exhibits can be informative. The exhibits include a permanent collection or art landscapes of Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Cochise counties, as well as Sonora, Mexico. The military has a lounge at the airport to make their travelers more comfortable when they have to wait for flights.