# Airport Tavern

A bar and music venue on South Tacoma Way, named for the South Tacoma Airport that operated nearby from 1936 to 1975. Its Music Hall, a larger room in the same building, was completed in 2024.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/places/airport-tavern/
Section: places
Area: South Tacoma
Published: 2026-10-28
Last fact check: 2026-10-28
Status: Not marked closed; check official information
Location: South Tacoma Way
Address: 5406 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA, 98409, US
Price: Varies by show. Check each show's listing; some listings don't post a price.
Official information: https://airporttavern.com/
Bar: Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday 4pm to midnight or later. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 4pm to 2am. Closed Monday.
Phone: 253-212-0709
Shows: Most listings are 21 and over. Some are all ages.

Airport Tavern takes its name from the South Tacoma Airport, which operated from 1936 to 1975 a short distance away, according to the venue's website.

## The Music Hall

The Music Hall is a larger concert space in the same building. The venue says it was completed in 2024. Most show listings are 21 and over; a few are marked all ages.

## Practical

The address is 5406 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma 98409, and the phone is 253-212-0709. The bar is closed on Mondays. Each show's listing has its own ticket link.

## Nearby

For another Tacoma bar with shows, the [New Frontier Lounge](https://tacomairl.com/places/new-frontier-lounge/) is on East 25th Street.

Image: https://tacomairl.com/images/airport-tavern.webp
Alt: A crowd with hands raised at a show in the Airport Tavern Music Hall, with the venue's logo on the wall.
Image credit: Photo source: Airport Tavern
Image source: https://airporttavern.com/
Image rights: Website-sourced; reuse license not established
Photo details: https://tacomairl.com/photo-details/airport-tavern/

## Sources

- [Airport Tavern: home page (address, phone, hours, age listings, South Tacoma Airport name, Music Hall completed 2024)](https://airporttavern.com/)