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 TPA Tampa Airport Info & Guide


Tampa International Airport

Where is Tampa Airport?  


Located on Florida's west coast, near the Gulf of Mexico, Tampa is a major port supporting phosphate mining, citrus processing, shipping, shrimping and tourism. Tampa is home to three cruise ship terminals.


Tampa is well known for its Gasparilla pirate festivals, which celebrate the legend of José Gaspar, a mythical Spanish pirate who supposedly roamed the area.


Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA), or simply Tampa Airport, is located 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.


In 2012, Tampa Airport served 16,820,859 passengers.


Greater Tampa is also served by St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE) and, a bit further away, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)


Due to its location, Tampa Airport indirectly serves nearby Orlando, primarily served by Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB).


Airlines that fly to Tampa Airport include Air Canada, AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Cayman Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Edelweiss Air, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.


Cities with flights to Tampa Airport include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Grand Cayman, Halifax, Havana, Houston, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Juan, Toronto, Washington DC and Zürich.


Your best bet for a Tampa Airport transfer is the bus. Details on all options are included in this guide.


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Tampa Airport has been praised for its architecture and Landside/Airside design of a central terminal ("landside") connected by people movers to satellite gates ("airsides"), a pioneering concept when designed in the late 1960s.

 

It 2011, Tampa Airport was named one of the 10 best airports by CNNGo.




Additional Tampa Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.



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Last Updated: 22 Mar 2024