Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport (TPA)
Aerial photo of Tampa International Airport taken October 19, 2022
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHillsborough County Aviation Authority
ServesTampa Bay Area
LocationTampa, Florida, U.S.
OpenedApril 15, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-15)
Hub forSilver Airways
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates27°58′47″N 82°32′5″W / 27.97972°N 82.53472°W / 27.97972; -82.53472
Websitetampaairport.com Edit this at Wikidata
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,999 2,133 Asphalt/concrete
19L/1R 8,300 2,530 Asphalt/concrete
19R/1L 11,002 3,353 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers23,948,889
Aircraft operations229,772
Total cargo and mail328,351,866 lbs.
Based aircraft76

Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA) (known as Drew Field Municipal Airport until 1952)[4] is an international airport six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA).[1] The airport serves 100 non-stop destinations throughout North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe across multiple carriers.[5]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for TPA PDF, effective September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tampa International Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 1, 1994.
  3. ^ "TPA Airport Statistics for 2023" (PDF). tampaairport.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Roger Sandoval (February 23, 1928). "TPA | About TPA | DrDrew Field History". Tampaairport.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "US Nonstop Destinations". Tampa International Airport. Retrieved July 3, 2022.