Tampa International Airport

Tampa Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KTPA
IATA code	TPA
Coordinates	27 ° 58 '32 "  N , 82 ° 32' 0"  W Coordinates: 27 ° 58 '32 "  N , 82 ° 32' 0"  W.
Height above MSL	8 m (26  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northwest of Tampa
Street	I-275 / FL 60 / FL 589
Local transport	Bus : HART Route 30/32/35 / 60LX / 275LX PSTA Route 300X
Basic data
opening	1928
operator	Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
surface	1335 ha
Terminals	4th
Passengers	22,497,953 (2019)
Air freight	212,178 t (2019)
Flight movements	217,360 (2019)
Employees	10,500 (2019)
Runways
01L / 19R	2133 m × 46 m concrete
01R / 19L	2530 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete
10/28	3353 m × 46 m asphalt / concrete

The Tampa Airport ( Tampa International Airport ) is the international airport of the city of Tampa in the US state of Florida . With around 21.29 million passengers in 2018, it ranks 29th in North America in terms of passenger volume.

Location and transport links

Tampa International Airport is located eight kilometers northwest of downtown Tampa. Most of it is in the Tampa area, but a small portion to the northwest of the airport is in the Town 'n' Country area . The passenger terminal has a connection point on Florida State Routes 60 and 589 , which run southwest of the airport on a common route. Florida State Route 589 also runs west of the airport. Furthermore, Interstate 275 runs one kilometer south of the airport site.

Tampa International Airport is integrated into local public transport by buses . HART's routes 30, 32 and 35 and express routes 60LX and 275LX connect the airport to numerous locations in Hillsborough County . It is also approached by the PSTA express route 300X.

history

Drew Field in 1948

Drew Field

Tampa Bay was the birthplace of commercial aviation when pioneer Tony Jannus flew the inaugural flight of the St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line from Saint Petersburg to Tampa in a flying boat on January 1, 1914 ; it was the world's first commercial flight with a heavier-than-air aircraft.

In 1928, the city of Tampa ten built km west of the center to 0.65 km ² airfield Drew Field . During the Second World War , the United States Army Air Forces took over the airfield and expanded and modernized it. It was subsequently renamed Drew Army Airfield and used by the Third Air Force for training purposes and for anti-submarine patrol flights.

After the fighting ended, Eastern Air Lines and National Airlines moved to Drew Field. In 1950, Trans Canada Airlines first offered international flights and the airfield was renamed Tampa International Airport . In 1952 a second passenger terminal was opened. Other airlines, including Delta and Northwest , made new flights to Tampa in the late 1950s.

Airport today

The airport has been expanded several times to date and now has four terminals. A new runway (17–35) has already been planned to increase capacity in bad weather conditions. In addition, a new terminal is to be built in the north, which should increase the airport's capacity to over 50 million passengers by 2025. However, the current economic situation has put these plans on hold for a few years.

With effect from January 13, 2011, the orbits were renamed (e.g. from 18R / 36L to 19R / 1L) to take account of the shift in the magnetic north pole . In the course of January 2011, the tracks were or will be temporarily closed one after the other in order to apply new markings.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram (outdated)

Tampa International Airport covers an area of ​​1,335 acres.

Runways

Tampa International Airport has three runways , two of which run parallel. The longest runway is marked 01L / 19R and is 3353 meters long. The parallel runway 01R / 19L is 2530 meters long. The cross wind runway 10/28 is the shortest runway at the airport with a length of 2133 meters. All runways are 46 meters wide. The runway 01L / 19R is covered with concrete, while the two shorter runways are partly made of asphalt and partly of concrete.

Passenger terminals

Exterior view of the passenger terminals in 2004

The terminal complex of Tampa International Airport consists of a landside main terminal and four airside terminals. They are connected to each other via people mover . The terminal complex was originally put into operation on April 15, 1971 and was the first of its kind with its division into landside and airside terminals.

Main Terminal

Interior view of the main terminal

SkyConnect people mover and Airside A people mover

The Main Terminal opened in 1971. It contains the check-in counters , which are divided into a northern Red Side and a southern Blue Side. However, the security checks only take place in the airside terminals.

Since 2018, it has also been connected to parking spaces and the rental car center, which is located around two kilometers south of the main terminal, by a people mover known as SkyConnect.

Airside A

Interior view of the Airside A terminal

Today's Airside A-Terminal was opened in 1995. It is equipped with 16 piers. The terminal is used by Alaska Airlines , Jetblue Airways , Silver Airways , Spirit Airlines , Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines .

Airside C

Today's Airside C-Terminal opened on April 19, 2005. It has 16 piers and is used exclusively by Southwest Airlines .

Airside E

Today's Airside E-Terminal was opened on October 14, 2002. It is equipped with 13 piers. The terminal is used by Air Canada , Delta Air Lines , Frontier Airlines and Westjet Airlines .

Airside F

Interior view of the Airside F-Terminal

Today's Airside F-Terminal was opened in 1987. It is equipped with 14 piers. The terminal is used by Air Transat , American Airlines , British Airways , Cayman Airways , Copa Airlines , Edelweiss Air , Lufthansa , Norwegian Air Shuttle and Swoop . In addition, charter flights to Cuba , for example from World Atlantic Airlines , are handled in it.

Former passenger terminals

Airside B

The Airside B-Terminal was opened in 1971, closed again in 1990 and then demolished. Today, the baggage sorting system for the Airside A terminal is located in its place.

Old Airside C-Terminal

The first Airside C-Terminal opened in 1971.

Airside D

The Airside D-Terminal opened in 1971 and demolished in 2008. Today the area is used to park aircraft. In the future, a new Airside D-Terminal is to be built on the site.

Old Airside E-Terminal

The first Airside E-Terminal was opened in 1971 and demolished on May 22, 2000.

Freight terminals

The cargo airline FedEx has its own cargo terminal at Tampa International Airport. There are also two smaller freight terminals that are used by various airlines. Another freight terminal in the north of the airport is currently not in use.

Aircraft maintenance

PEMCO World Air Services operates two maintenance hangars at Tampa International Airport . One hangar was built by Delta Air Lines in 1982 , the other hangar was built by US Airways in 1992 . After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , both airlines suspended aircraft maintenance at Tampa International Airport, so the hangars were no longer used until they were taken over by PEMCO World Air Services in 2008.

Other facilities

The Federal Aviation Administration operates a control tower with a height of 63 meters, which was put into operation in 1972. It is located north of the Main Terminal and east of the Marriott Hotel.

Airlines and Destinations

Tampa International Airport is used by a total of 22 passenger airlines. It serves as a hub for Silver Airways . However, the most important passenger airline for Tampa International Airport is Southwest Airlines , which does not operate a hub locally, with a market share of 30.6 percent in calendar year 2019. This is followed by the three remaining legacy carriers Delta Air Lines with 17.2 percent, American Airlines with 15.7 percent and United Airlines with 10.0 percent.

There are non-stop flights to a total of 84 predominantly national destinations. Destinations in German-speaking countries are Frankfurt am Main with Lufthansa and Zurich with Edelweiss Air .

Traffic figures

Source: Tampa International Airport

Source: Tampa International Airport

Source: Tampa International Airport

Source: Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport traffic statistics 1952–2019
year	Passenger volume			Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Aircraft movements (with military)
	National	International	total
2019	21,304,653	1,193,300	22,497,953	212.178	217.360
2018	20.270.163	1,019,227	21,289,390	203.172	206.938
2017	18.710.976	913.308	19,624,284	149,632	195,401
2016	18,080,432	851.490	18,931,922	119.974	189,596
2015	18.096.164	719.261	18,815,425	92,200	189,865
2014	16,931,099	621,608	17,552,707	84,989	183.987
2013	16,388,334	531.759	16,920,093	84,963	183,342
2012	16,316,069	504.790	16,820,859	85,518	188.054
2011	16,243,824	426.491	16,670,315	86,992	191,315
2010	16,254,851	390.914	16,645,765	87,897	195.359
2009	16,565,804	399.741	16,965,545	85,601	199,960
2008	17.884.105	378,829	18.262.934	102,648	237,885
2007	18,782,177	372.780	19.154.957	98.034	258,349
2006	18,358,796	508.745	18,867,541	109,150	257.071
2005	18,551,337	494.053	19,045,390	91.132	270.124
2004	16,927,817	469.019	17,396,836	91,031	244.860
2003	15.094.481	429.087	15,523,568	93,473	233,601
2002	15,062,343	432,325	15,494,668	91,679	243,950
2001	15,426,464	461.972	15,888,436	79.910	260,861
2000	15,566,843	476,540	16,043,383	103.055	277,863
1999	14,594,630	527.696	15.122.326	110,580	271.961
1998	13,305,902	525.089	13,830,991	116.403	254,942
1997	12,784,292	586,338	13,370,630	125,423	245.814
1996	12,387,916	613.175	13.001.091	123,460	268.013
1995	10,772,392	623.738	11,396,130	113,726	262,580
1994	11,439,553	602.965	12,042,518	108.216	265,687
1993	9,405,814	612.419	10.018.233	100,464	248,343
1992	8,934,127	628.712	9,562,839	95,584	232.146
1991	-	-	9,488,137	-	-
1990	9,836,519	753.041	10,589,560	88,229	238,646
1989	-	-	9,692,975	-	-
1988	-	-	9,719,976	-	-
1987	-	-	10,008,089	-	-
1986	-	-	9,727,157	-	-
1985	-	-	8,873,532	-	-
1984	-	-	8,341,783	-	-
1983	-	-	8,228,049	-	-
1982	-	-	7,742,192	-	-
1981	-	-	7,083,621	-	-
1980	-	-	7,669,399	-	-
1979	-	-	8,198,579	-	-
1978	-	-	6,984,037	-	-
1977	-	-	5,855,924	-	-
1976	-	-	5,476,712	-	-
1975	-	-	5,166,284	-	-
1974	-	-	5,074,845	-	-
1973	-	-	4,848,645	-	-
1972	-	-	4,249,266	-	-
1971	-	-	3,438,518	-	-
1970	-	-	3,061,022	-	-
1969	-	-	3,063,868	-	-
1968	-	-	2,857,509	-	-
1967	-	-	2,327,906	-	-
1966	-	-	2,020,256	-	-
1965	-	-	1,816,080	-	-
1964	-	-	1,463,108	-	-
1963	-	-	1,254,067	-	-
1962	-	-	1,090,532	-	-
1961	-	-	987.253	-	-
1960	-	-	929,746	-	-
1959	-	-	945.723	-	-
1958	-	-	763,597	-	-
1957	-	-	693.273	-	-
1956	-	-	562,866	-	-
1955	-	-	497,401	-	-
1954	-	-	426.099	-	-
1953	-	-	335.454	-	-
1952	-	-	293.006	-	-

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Tampa (2019)

rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Atlanta , Georgia	1,072,990	Delta , Frontier , Southwest , Spirit
02	Charlotte , North Carolina	469.770	American
03	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	449.940	American, Frontier, Spirit, United
04th	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania	405.760	American, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit
05	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	402,660	American, Spirit
06th	Newark , New Jersey	400,620	JetBlue , Frontier, Spirit, United
07th	Denver , Colorado	362.810	Frontier, Southwest, United
08th	Detroit , Michigan	354.980	Delta, Southwest, Spirit
09	Boston , Massachusetts	352.780	Delta, JetBlue, Spirit
10	Baltimore , Maryland	349.190	Southwest, Spirit

Web links

Commons : Tampa International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Airport website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} AirportIQ 5010: Tampa International. GCR1.com, accessed July 14, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Fact Sheet. TampaAirport.com, March 2018, accessed July 14, 2018 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Facts / Statistics / Financials. TampaAirport.com, accessed April 4, 2020 . 
4. ^ Ground Transportation. TampaAirport.com, accessed March 24, 2019 . 
5. ^ Maps & Schedules. GoHART.org , accessed on March 24, 2019 . 
6. ↑ 300X Airport Express. PSTA.net , accessed on March 24, 2019 . 
7. ^ Warren J. Brown: Florida's Aviation History . Aero-Medical Consultants, Largo, Florida 1994, ISBN 0-912522-70-4 , p. 56.
8. ↑ http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/05/051903/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-impacts-tampa-/
9. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Overview 983 kB) 
10. ↑ ^{a b} Airport Maps. TampaAirport.com, accessed August 2, 2019 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Building your future airport, today. TampaAirport.com, accessed August 3, 2019 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Airport History. TampaAirport.com, accessed August 3, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Tampa International dedicates SkyConnect, new Rental Car Center. TampaAirport.com, February 8, 2018, accessed August 3, 2019 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Airlines at TPA. TampaAirport.com, accessed August 3, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Airside C Grand Opening. TampaAirport.com, April 15, 2005, accessed August 2, 2019 . 
16. ^ E-Day Tampa Bay. TampaAirport.com, October 4, 2002, accessed August 2, 2019 . 
17. ↑ TPA Schedules Airside E Departure. TampaAirport.com, May 22, 2000, accessed August 2, 2019 . 
18. ↑ ^{a b} Flight Schedules. TampaAirport.com, accessed April 4, 2020 . 
19. ↑ Nonstop Flights from TPA. TampaAirport.com, accessed August 3, 2019 . 
20. ↑ ^{a b} Destinations & Routes. TPA.FltMaps.com, accessed April 4, 2020 . 
21. ↑ Tampa, FL: Tampa International (TPA). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 4, 2020 .