Private Jet Airports in Tulsa
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
27 airfields serve Tulsa. Tulsa International (KTUL) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 45% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Tulsa Riverside and Fort Smith Regional . The area spans northeastern Oklahoma and stretches into western Arkansas and southeastern Kansas, with fields as far as 92 NM from the center. Most of the 27 public-use airports cluster within 60 NM of Tulsa, but the outer ring reaches across state lines into Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Coffeyville, Kansas. Elevation runs from under 500 feet near the Arkansas River to 1,191 feet at Smith Field in Siloam Springs, a modest rise that rarely factors into performance planning. Customs clearance sits at a single point, Tulsa International, regardless of which side of the area a flight originates.
Comparison
Ten of the 27 airfields serving Tulsa handle 94% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
All airfields
All 27 airfields serving Tulsa, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.
Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Tulsa peaks in October and is lowest in February. Eight months run above the yearly average.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 38,729 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the only customs airport in the Tulsa area?
Customs clearance in the Tulsa area is available solely at Tulsa International (KTUL), which holds CBP inspection services along with a USDA compliance agreement. None of the other 26 public-use fields in the area offer onsite customs processing. Operators planning international arrivals into this area need to route through KTUL regardless of where the final destination airport sits within the area. This concentration also means ground handling tied to customs and agriculture inspection is fixed at one location, so positioning legs from KTUL to a secondary field happen after clearance, not before.
How does business jet traffic at Tulsa International compare to Tulsa Riverside?
Tulsa International (KTUL) logged 17,510 business jet movements against 9,612 at Tulsa Riverside (KRVS), the two most active fields in the Tulsa area. Both carry a control tower and Jet A, and the two airports sit 11 NM apart according to FAA data. That proximity means dispatchers weighing ramp congestion or scheduling flexibility at KTUL have a towered alternative with meaningful volume close by, rather than dropping to an untowered field for a nearby option. Fort Smith Regional (KFSM), the third airport listed, trails both with 3,670 movements.
Which Tulsa area airports have a runway of 10,000 feet or longer?
Within the Tulsa area, Tulsa International (KTUL) is the field with a runway reaching 10,000 feet, the longest paved surface among the area's 27 public-use airports. The area's long-runway count includes four fields at 6,000 feet or more overall, but KTUL stands alone at the top of that list. For operators running heavier aircraft or planning contingency runway length, this narrows the field before other factors like customs or tower status even enter the decision. The remaining long-runway fields sit well below the 10,000-foot mark.
How seasonal is business jet traffic in the Tulsa area?
Business jet movements in the Tulsa area ranged from a low of 2,534 in February to a peak of 3,740 in October during 2025, against an average monthly figure of 3,227. Eight of the twelve months ran above that average, indicating traffic is concentrated more toward the back half of the year than evenly spread. The spread between the slowest and busiest month is over 1,200 movements, a gap worth factoring into ramp and handling expectations at the busier fields. Annual bizav movements across the area totaled 38,729 for the year.
What separates Tulsa International from Fort Smith Regional in the area's airport mix?
Tulsa International (KTUL) and Fort Smith Regional (KFSM) sit 90 NM apart according to FAA distance data, making them the two towered, customs-relevant anchors on opposite ends of the Tulsa area. KFSM carries a 9,318-foot runway and Jet A but no onsite customs, while KTUL holds both the area's only customs service and its longest runway at 10,000 feet. KFSM logged 3,670 business jet movements against KTUL's 17,510. For flights needing customs clearance near the Arkansas side of the area, the routing still runs back through KTUL rather than KFSM.