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Tampa International Airport

TPA · Tampa, FL

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IATA Code
TPA
ICAO Code
KTPA
City
Tampa
Country
United States
Website
www.tampaairport.com

Tampa International Airport is a major airport serving Tampa, FL. Its IATA code is TPA and its ICAO code is KTPA.

The airfield sits 26 feet above sea level.

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TPA by the numbers

IATA TPA · ICAO KTPA · 26 ft elevation · Map

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Official departure punctuality

Ranks #258 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures

On-time departures
77.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
78 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
76,349
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 47%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
  • Air traffic control & airport 22%
  • Extreme weather 4%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Busiest routes from TPA

RouteFlightsOn time
Atlanta (ATL) 6,200 80%
Chicago (ORD) 3,171 73%
Denver (DEN) 3,089 81%
Charlotte (CLT) 3,037 84%
Miami (MIA) 2,924 79%
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 2,917 76%
Boston (BOS) 2,784 74%
New York (LGA) 2,764 74%
Philadelphia (PHL) 2,659 74%
Baltimore (BWI) 2,626 82%
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Airlines departing TPA

AirlineFlightsOn-time departures
Southwest Airlines 23,749 74%
Delta Air Lines 14,082 80%
American Airlines 13,821 77%
United Airlines 8,554 85%
Frontier Airlines 6,533 80%
JetBlue Airways 5,131 74%
NK 2,289 76%
Envoy Air 1,109 76%
Alaska Airlines 986 75%
SkyWest Airlines 52 83%

Runways

Runway Length Surface
19R/01L 11,002 ft CON, lighted
19L/01R 8,300 ft PEM, lighted
10/28 6,999 ft PEM, lighted

Listen to the tower

Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.

  • Recorded airport information (ATIS) 126.450 MHz
  • Tower 119.500 MHz
  • Ground 121.700 MHz
  • Clearance delivery 133.600 MHz

Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.

Tags: TPA, KTPA, Tampa airport, Tampa International Airport

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