Airport guide
Tampa International AirportIATA code TPA
Tampa International Airport (TPA/KTPA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Tampa, United States in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Tampa, United States
- Codes
- TPA · KTPA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Region
- North America
Tampa International Airport (TPA/KTPA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Tampa, United States in North America. Operating on America/New_York local time at coordinates 27.980°, -82.540°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Tampa International Airport (TPA) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Tampa, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Tampa International Airport details
- IATA code
- TPA
- ICAO code
- KTPA
- City
- Tampa
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 27.976°, -82.533°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Tampa International Airport’s own pages.
TPA airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2025
- 24.8 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing tampaairport.com (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport PIE · 17 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at TPA
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
3 open runways, all lit. Longest 19R/01L: 3,353 m, concrete.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19R/01L | 3,353 m11,002 ft | 46 m | concrete | Lit |
| 19L/01R | 2,530 m8,300 ft | 46 m | concrete | Lit |
| 10/28 | 2,133 m6,999 ft | 46 m | concrete | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from TPA
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from TPA in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from TPA to 44 destinations in 8 countries, on 13 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- F9Frontier Airlines8 destinations
- WNSouthwest Airlines8 destinations
- G4Allegiant Air6 destinations
- MXBreeze Airways6 destinations
- AAAmerican Airlines4 destinations
- B6jetBlue3 destinations
- UAUnited Airlines3 destinations
- AMAeroméxico1 destination
- ACAir Canada1 destination
- KXCayman Airways1 destination
- CMCopa Airlines1 destination
- SYSun Country Airlines1 destination
- LXSWISS1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- United States (36)
- Albany, Atlanta, Baltimore, Bangor, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Elmira, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Key West, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Newburgh, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco, St Louis, Washington
- Mexico (2)
- Cancun, Mexico City
- Canada (1)
- Toronto
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Georgetown
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Punta Cana
- Panama (1)
- Panama City
- Puerto Rico (1)
- San Juan
- Switzerland (1)
- Zurich
Check schedules with the airline or Tampa International Airport before you book.
Routes from TPA
Originfacts does not track any routes from TPA yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Terminals, transport and parking at TPA
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Tampa, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Tampa International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:tampaairport.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at TPA, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 27.98°, -82.54° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: July (average high 32°C). Coolest: January (20°C high, 11°C low). Wettest: August (235 mm); driest: March (39 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20°C | 11°C | 63 mm | |
| Feb | 24°C | 14°C | 47 mm | |
| Mar | 26°C | 16°C | 39 mm | |
| Apr | 29°C | 19°C | 62 mm | |
| May | 31°C | 22°C | 93 mm | |
| Jun | 31°C | 25°C | 199 mm | |
| Jul | 32°C | 26°C | 215 mm | |
| Aug | 32°C | 26°C | 235 mm | |
| Sep | 30°C | 24°C | 169 mm | |
| Oct | 28°C | 21°C | 74 mm | |
| Nov | 25°C | 16°C | 48 mm | |
| Dec | 23°C | 14°C | 61 mm |
Airports near Tampa
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- TampaSt. Petersburg-Clearwater International AirportPIE18 km
- LakelandLakeland MunicipalLAL52 km
- SarasotaSarasota Bradenton International AirportSRQ66 km
- Punta GordaCharlotte County AirportPGD130 km
- OrlandoOrlando International AirportMCO131 km
- OrlandoOrlando ExecutiveORL133 km
- OrlandoOrlando Sanford International AirportSFB155 km
- Fort MyersSouthwest Florida International AirportRSW178 km
- MelbourneOrlando Melbourne International AirportMLB188 km
Tampa International Airport: common questions
Where is Tampa International Airport?
Tampa International Airport serves Tampa, United States. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 27.976°, -82.533°.
What are the airport codes for Tampa International Airport?
The IATA code is TPA and the ICAO code is KTPA.
What time zone is TPA in?
Tampa International Airport is in the America/New_York time zone.
What is the official website of Tampa International Airport?
The airport’s official website is tampaairport.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Tampa International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 3 open runways at TPA: 19R/01L (3,353 m (11,002 ft), concrete); 19L/01R (2,530 m (8,300 ft), concrete); 10/28 (2,133 m (6,999 ft), concrete).
Where can you fly nonstop from TPA?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from TPA to 44 destinations in 8 countries, the most in United States (36) and Mexico (2). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Tampa International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1928 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Tampa International Airport?
Wikidata records 24.8 million passengers for 2025, the latest year it holds.
What is the weather like at TPA through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at July (average high 32°C, low 26°C) and the coolest at January (20°C / 11°C); August is the wettest (235 mm) and March the driest (39 mm).
What is the elevation of Tampa International Airport?
OurAirports gives TPA’s elevation as 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Tampa International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q571536 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)