Location and Transportation

Easily connected to the world

The City of Broken Arrow is in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma, with easy access to transportation and distribution resources such as air service, highways, and port.

Airport access

The city is easily connected to the world via the Tulsa International Airport (TUL) just 20 minutes away, with non-stop flights to over a dozen major airport hubs in the United States, including Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), and Los Angeles (LAX). Air cargo services are offered by multiple commercial airlines along with DHL, FedEx, UPS, and the U.S. Postal Service.There are three more regional airports within 50 miles. 

Highway access

The city is connected to major highway infrastructure. State Highway 51 traverses Broken Arrow while the Creek Turnpike connects around the South and East sides of the city connecting residents to Interstate 44 and Highway 169. Residents spend an average of 20 minutes commuting to work.

Port Access

The city is located less than 30 minutes from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, and less than 40 minutes from the Port of Muskogee making port access easy and affordable. 

Located at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Northeast Oklahoma, The Tulsa Port of Catoosa is one of the largest, most inland river-ports in the United States. Whether it’s agricultural commodities, building materials, petroleum products or machinery, it can be shipped in and out of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa daily using a combination of barge, rail and truck.

The Port of Muskogee is located near the confluence of the Arkansas, Verdigris and Grand Rivers, in the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, linking Oklahoma with inland ports on the Ohio, Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and sea ports around the world, via the Gulf of Mexico.

Rail Access

Broken Arrow is crossed diagonally by Union Pacific rail that services many companies throughout Broken Arrow and the greater Tulsa Region.