KTCL is the ICAO code for Tuscaloosa National Airport (IATA TCL), located in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Tuscaloosa National Airport (KTCL) is a medium airport in Tuscaloosa, AL. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KTCL or IATA code TCL. It sits in North America.
Tuscaloosa National Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 6,498-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 6,498 ft (1,981 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Tuscaloosa National Airport sits near sea level at 170 ft.
Local operations run on America/Chicago. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 67 departing and 25 arriving private-jet legs at KTCL across the next six months of operator inventory. 5 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KTCL are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.