diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm b/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
index 4ef681d5da..06a70a4f49 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/subsystems.dm
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #define INIT_ORDER_TIMER 1
 #define INIT_ORDER_DEFAULT 0
 #define INIT_ORDER_AIR -1
+#define INIT_ORDER_AIR_TURFS -2
 #define INIT_ORDER_MINIMAP -3
 #define INIT_ORDER_ASSETS -4
 #define INIT_ORDER_ICON_SMOOTHING -5
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_OBJ			40
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_ACID			40
 #define FIRE_PRIOTITY_BURNING		40
+#define FIRE_PRIORITY_AIR_TURFS	40
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT		50
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_PARALLAX		65
 #define FIRE_PRIORITY_FLIGHTPACKS	80
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
index 17c04982fb..464a5d305f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define SSAIR_PIPENETS 1
 #define SSAIR_ATMOSMACHINERY 2
-#define SSAIR_ACTIVETURFS 3
+#define SSAIR_REACTQUEUE 3
 #define SSAIR_EXCITEDGROUPS 4
 #define SSAIR_HIGHPRESSURE 5
 #define SSAIR_HOTSPOTS 6
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 	flags = SS_BACKGROUND
 	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_GAME | RUNLEVEL_POSTGAME
 
-	var/cost_turfs = 0
+	var/cost_turf_reactions = 0
 	var/cost_groups = 0
 	var/cost_highpressure = 0
 	var/cost_hotspots = 0
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 
 	var/list/excited_groups = list()
 	var/list/active_turfs = list()
+	var/list/turf_react_queue = list()
 	var/list/hotspots = list()
 	var/list/networks = list()
 	var/list/obj/machinery/atmos_machinery = list()
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/air/stat_entry(msg)
 	msg += "C:{"
-	msg += "AT:[round(cost_turfs,1)]|"
+	msg += "RQ:[round(cost_turf_reactions,1)]|"
 	msg += "EG:[round(cost_groups,1)]|"
 	msg += "HP:[round(cost_highpressure,1)]|"
 	msg += "HS:[round(cost_hotspots,1)]|"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 	msg += "AM:[round(cost_atmos_machinery,1)]"
 	msg += "} "
 	msg += "AT:[active_turfs.len]|"
+	msg += "RQ:[turf_react_queue.len]|"
 	msg += "EG:[excited_groups.len]|"
 	msg += "HS:[hotspots.len]|"
 	msg += "PN:[networks.len]|"
@@ -90,12 +92,12 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 		if(state != SS_RUNNING)
 			return
 		resumed = 0
-		currentpart = SSAIR_ACTIVETURFS
+		currentpart = SSAIR_REACTQUEUE
 
-	if(currentpart == SSAIR_ACTIVETURFS)
+	if(currentpart == SSAIR_REACTQUEUE)
 		timer = TICK_USAGE_REAL
-		process_active_turfs(resumed)
-		cost_turfs = MC_AVERAGE(cost_turfs, TICK_DELTA_TO_MS(TICK_USAGE_REAL - timer))
+		process_react_queue(resumed)
+		cost_turf_reactions = MC_AVERAGE(cost_turf_reactions, TICK_DELTA_TO_MS(TICK_USAGE_REAL - timer))
 		if(state != SS_RUNNING)
 			return
 		resumed = 0
@@ -170,6 +172,19 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 			return
 
 
+/datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/process_react_queue(resumed = 0)
+	if(!resumed)
+		src.currentrun = turf_react_queue.Copy()
+	var/list/currentrun = src.currentrun
+	while(currentrun.len)
+		var/turf/open/T = currentrun[currentrun.len]
+		currentrun.len--
+		if(T)
+			T.process_cell_reaction()
+		if(MC_TICK_CHECK)
+			return
+
+
 /datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/process_super_conductivity(resumed = 0)
 	if (!resumed)
 		src.currentrun = active_super_conductivity.Copy()
@@ -207,21 +222,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 		if(MC_TICK_CHECK)
 			return
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/process_active_turfs(resumed = 0)
-	//cache for sanic speed
-	var/fire_count = times_fired
-	if (!resumed)
-		src.currentrun = active_turfs.Copy()
-	//cache for sanic speed (lists are references anyways)
-	var/list/currentrun = src.currentrun
-	while(currentrun.len)
-		var/turf/open/T = currentrun[currentrun.len]
-		currentrun.len--
-		if (T)
-			T.process_cell(fire_count)
-		if (MC_TICK_CHECK)
-			return
-
 /datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/process_excited_groups(resumed = 0)
 	if (!resumed)
 		src.currentrun = excited_groups.Copy()
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/remove_from_active(turf/open/T)
 	active_turfs -= T
-	if(currentpart == SSAIR_ACTIVETURFS)
-		currentrun -= T
+	SSair_turfs.currentrun -= T
 	#ifdef VISUALIZE_ACTIVE_TURFS
 	T.remove_atom_colour(TEMPORARY_COLOUR_PRIORITY, "#00ff00")
 	#endif
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 		T.excited = 0
 		if(T.excited_group)
 			T.excited_group.garbage_collect()
+	remove_from_react_queue(T)
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/add_to_active(turf/open/T, blockchanges = 1)
 	if(istype(T) && T.air)
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 		#endif
 		T.excited = 1
 		active_turfs |= T
-		if(currentpart == SSAIR_ACTIVETURFS)
-			currentrun |= T
+		SSair_turfs.currentrun |= T
 		if(blockchanges && T.excited_group)
 			T.excited_group.garbage_collect()
+		add_to_react_queue(T)
 	else if(T.flags_1 & INITIALIZED_1)
 		for(var/turf/S in T.atmos_adjacent_turfs)
 			add_to_active(S)
@@ -273,6 +273,18 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air)
 	else
 		T.requires_activation = TRUE
 
+/datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/add_to_react_queue(turf/open/T)
+	if(istype(T) && T.air)
+		turf_react_queue |= T
+		if(currentpart == SSAIR_REACTQUEUE)
+			currentrun |= T
+	return
+
+/datum/controller/subsystem/air/proc/remove_from_react_queue(turf/open/T)
+	turf_react_queue -= T
+	if(currentpart == SSAIR_REACTQUEUE)
+		currentrun -= T
+
 /datum/controller/subsystem/air/StartLoadingMap()
 	LAZYINITLIST(queued_for_activation)
 	map_loading = TRUE
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/air_turfs.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/air_turfs.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96e6e05f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/air_turfs.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//WHAT IF WE TAKE THE ACTIVE TURF PROCESSING AND PUSH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!
+
+SUBSYSTEM_DEF(air_turfs)
+	name = "Atmospherics - Turfs"
+	init_order = INIT_ORDER_AIR_TURFS
+	priority = FIRE_PRIORITY_AIR_TURFS
+	wait = 1
+	flags = SS_BACKGROUND
+	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_GAME | RUNLEVEL_POSTGAME
+	var/list/currentrun = list()
+
+/datum/controller/subsystem/air_turfs/fire(resumed = 0)
+	var/fire_count = times_fired
+	//cache for sanic speed
+	if (!resumed)
+		src.currentrun = SSair.active_turfs.Copy()
+	//cache for sanic speed (lists are references anyways)
+	var/list/currentrun = src.currentrun
+	while(currentrun.len)
+		var/turf/open/T = currentrun[currentrun.len]
+		currentrun.len--
+		if (T)
+			T.process_cell(fire_count)
+		if (MC_TICK_CHECK)
+			return
+	resumed = 0
+	return
diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
index 104879b168..0a90520424 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/environmental/LINDA_turf_tile.dm
@@ -223,9 +223,7 @@
 			our_air.share(G, adjacent_turfs_length)
 			LAST_SHARE_CHECK
 
-	our_air.react(src)
-
-	update_visuals()
+	SSair.add_to_react_queue(src)
 
 	if((!our_excited_group && !(our_air.temperature > MINIMUM_TEMPERATURE_START_SUPERCONDUCTION && consider_superconductivity(starting = TRUE))) \
 	  || (cached_atmos_cooldown > (EXCITED_GROUP_DISMANTLE_CYCLES * 2)))
@@ -233,6 +231,15 @@
 
 	atmos_cooldown = cached_atmos_cooldown
 
+/turf/proc/process_cell_reaction()
+	SSair.remove_from_react_queue(src)
+
+/turf/open/process_cell_reaction()
+	air.react(src)
+	update_visuals()
+	SSair.remove_from_react_queue(src)
+	return
+
 //////////////////////////SPACEWIND/////////////////////////////
 
 /turf/open/proc/consider_pressure_difference(turf/T, difference)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index f04bc62db7..e2504f75b8 100755
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\general.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\acid.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\air.dm"
+#include "code\controllers\subsystem\air_turfs.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\assets.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\atoms.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\augury.dm"