KTCL Tuscaloosa National Airport
Tuscaloosa, AL · 3 miles NW of TUSCALOOSA, AL
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KTCL
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 169.9 ft
- Coordinates
- 33-13-14.2640N 087-36-41.0540W
- Lat / Long
- 33.2206289, -87.6114039
- Mag. variation
- 00E (1990)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- ATLANTA CENTER
- FSS
- ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- TCL (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 0500-2200
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 04/22, MALSR RY 04, PAPI RY 22, MIRL RWY 12/30 & TWY LGTS - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KTCL
Runways
Longest 6498 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6498 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 4
- Heading
- 041
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 152.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Runway 22
- Heading
- 221
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 164.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 38 ft. tree, 1550 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 4000 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 15.0
Runway 12
- Heading
- 117
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 166.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- 40 ft. tree, 850 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
Runway 30
- Heading
- 297
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 164.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 61 ft. trees, 1725 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 7
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 126.3
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Wx Asos
- 132.825 (205-800-4042)
- Tuscaloosa Ground
- 121.8 257.95 [0700-2000]
- Tuscaloosa Tower
- 126.3 256.7 [0700-2000]
- Birmingham Approach
- 120.15
- Birmingham Departure
- 120.15
- Clearance Delivery
- 120.775
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- LOW
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.