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Tampa International Airport
- Terminals
- 1
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Tampa International Airport (TPA/KTPA) is a consistently top-rated airport serving Florida's Gulf Coast, with Southwest the leading carrier. It has 1 terminal and sits 26 ft above sea level in Tampa, United States.
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About Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport — IATA TPA, ICAO KTPA — is the principal airport serving Tampa, Florida, in United States, and is one of the the United States hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 27.98° latitude and -82.53° longitude, 26 feet above mean sea level, and observes America/New_York local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 1 passenger terminal.
Day-to-day operations at Tampa International Airport are anchored by Southwest Airlines, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Tampa, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make TPA a recognisable waypoint on the the United States network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Tampa include Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI), Orlando (MCO), Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), Boston (BOS), Washington (DCA) and New York (LGA). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting TPA to its principal the United States and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | TPA / KTPA |
|---|---|
| City | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 27.98°, -82.53° |
| Elevation | 26 ft |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Timezone | America/New_York |
| Hub airlines | Southwest Airlines |
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Route guides from TPA
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- TPA → ATL to Atlanta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Tampa International Airport?
- Tampa International Airport in Tampa, United States, uses IATA code TPA and ICAO code KTPA.
- Which airlines are based at Tampa (TPA)?
- Southwest Airlines (WN) operates a hub or focus city at Tampa International Airport.
- Where is Tampa International Airport located?
- Tampa International Airport sits at 27.98°, -82.53° and 26 feet above sea level, in the America/New_York timezone.
- How many terminals does Tampa International Airport have?
- Tampa International Airport has 1 passenger terminal.
- What city and country does TPA serve?
- TPA (Tampa International Airport) serves Tampa, Florida, in United States.
- Is Tampa International Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. Southwest Airlines operates a hub or focus city at TPA, giving Tampa a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 1 terminal.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Tampa?
- Major nonstop markets from Tampa International Airport include Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI), Orlando (MCO), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.