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UPDATE: Feb. 2008 - US Airways adds new nonstop service to Charlotte, NC from Tucson International Airport beginning on June 3, 2008.
Oct. 2007 - ExpressJet announces three new nonstop destinations: Reno, Spokane and Omaha. Read more...
In February 2007 ExpressJet Airlines, a regional spinoff of Continental Airlines, announced the launch of 5 new, daily non-stop flights beginning in April 2007. Read more...
Quick Facts:
In 2006, Tucson International Airport was named Airport of the Year by the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Allstate Insurance Co. ranked Tucson #8 city (among those with a population of 500,000 to 1 million) where you are least likely to crash your car, with an average year between crashes of 10.4. |
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The Tucson region is readily connected to the global marketplace with north-south and east-west rail and highway infrastructure.
The region's unique geography makes it a direct route to productivity and profit. Its strategic central Southwestern location is ideal for serving as a transportation and distribution center for Mexico, California, and other central/western states.
Tucson International Airport houses 12 airlines with 88 daily departures to 28 nonstop destinations and connections around the world. TIA provides easy access to key destinations, including direct flights to New York City and Washington, D.C. Tucson also has passenger service on Amtrak's Sunset Limited, the main route between Los Angeles and Orlando, Florida.
UPDATE: Passenger traffic at Tucson International Airport broke a record in 2007, surpassing projections with 4,429,905 travelers, compared to 4,226,759 in 2006. Since 2003 TIA has experienced a 26.25% increase in passenger traffic.
Tucson is on Interstate 10, one of only three coast-to-coast interstates in the country. Interstate 19 branches off I-10 in downtown Tucson and goes to Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Tucson is also on Union Pacific's main rail line.
Tucson's already-strategic geographic location will benefit from a number of projects and proposals in various stages of development. The Canamex Corridor project is a multi-state and international effort to link transportation systems from Mexico to Canada. The intermodal Puerto Nuevo could transform the region into an inland port for goods from Mexico and Central America. There is also discussion of enhancing the deep-water port at Guaymas, Sonora -- the second largest port on Mexico's Pacific Coast -- which will make Tucson an important part of the distribution system for goods from overseas.
For assistance with expansion/retention of your existing Tucson-area business or if you are considering relocating/expanding to the Tucson region, contact:
Lee J. Smith
Sr. Vice President, Business Development
520.243.1909 or lee.smith@treoaz.org
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