TPA · Tampa, United States
Tampa International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W
Tampa International Airport
Primary airport serving the Tampa Bay area, Florida, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for TPA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3926; ident KTPA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
tampaairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Tampa International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
TPA / KTPA
OurAirports ident
KTPA
GPS / local code
KTPA / TPA
ISO region
US-FL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
tampaairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q571536
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.0 km
Approximate distance to central Tampa.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
1 main terminal / airsides A, C, E, and F
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,002 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
PEM (2), concrete
Opened / operator
1971 terminal complex · Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
Owner / entity
Q571536
Hub airlines
Tampa Bay international gateway built around the landside-airside terminal system.
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Tampa International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Tampa, United States. Tampa's built-up core sits roughly 8.0 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Tampa International Airport (TPA / KTPA) is at 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W, elevation 26 ft (8 m), serving Tampa, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Tampa is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Tampa: 8 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for TPA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Tampa International Airport (TPA / KTPA)
Tampa International Airport · Primary airport serving the Tampa Bay area, Florida, United States
Source identifiers
KTPA · KTPA · TPA · US-FL
tampaairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Egypt Lake-Leto
egypt-lake-leto · 5.4 km from TPA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 35,282 · city coordinates 28.0177, -82.5062
2. Town 'n' Country
town-n-country · 5.8 km from TPA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 78,442 · city coordinates 28.0106, -82.5773
3. Tampa
tampa · 8.0 km from TPA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 414,547 · city coordinates 27.9475, -82.4584
4. Carrollwood
carrollwood · 9.2 km from TPA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 33,365 · city coordinates 28.0500, -82.4929
5. Carrollwood Village
carrollwood-village · 10 km from TPA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 40,949 · city coordinates 28.0675, -82.5209
6. Westchase
westchase · 12 km from TPA
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 21,747 · city coordinates 28.0550, -82.6098
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. PIE KPIE
St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park
17 km from TPA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 11 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates 27.9102, -82.6874
2. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton
65 km from TPA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 27.3946, -82.5544
3. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando
130 km from TPA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 96 ft (29 m) · airport coordinates 28.4294, -81.3090
4. SFB KSFB
Orlando Sanford International Airport · Orlando
155 km from TPA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 55 ft (17 m) · airport coordinates 28.7743, -81.2346
5. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers
178 km from TPA · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 26.5347, -81.7528
Route-time reference set
1. TPA-SRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · 65 km · 55m
America/New_York · +0h from TPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. TPA-MCO
Orlando · 130 km · 1h 0m
America/New_York · +0h from TPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. TPA-SFB
Orlando · 155 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from TPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. TPA-RSW
Fort Myers · 178 km · 1h 4m
America/New_York · +0h from TPA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,002 ft / 3,353 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
PEM (2), concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for TPA.
Runway identifiers
10/28 · 19L/01R · 19R/01L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. PIE KPIE
St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park · 17 km from TPA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 11 ft (3 m) · 27.9102, -82.6874
2. SRQ KSRQ
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton · 65 km from TPA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 27.3946, -82.5544
3. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando · 130 km from TPA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 96 ft (29 m) · 28.4294, -81.3090
4. SFB KSFB
Orlando Sanford International Airport · Orlando · 155 km from TPA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 28.7743, -81.2346
5. RSW KRSW
Southwest Florida International Airport · Fort Myers · 178 km from TPA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 30 ft (9 m) · 26.5347, -81.7528
6. PBI KPBI
Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach · 280 km from TPA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 19 ft (6 m) · 26.6832, -80.0956
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Tampa International Airport is managed by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TPA.
Source note 2
The passenger complex uses a main terminal connected to airsides A, C, E, and F.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TPA.
Source note 3
The 1971 terminal design made Tampa a defining example of the landside-airside airport model.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TPA.
Source note 4
TPA's airport-use case is Tampa Bay access, not the theme-park and Central Florida demand pattern that shapes MCO.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for TPA.
Country and authority
TPA sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). TPA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Primary airport serving the Tampa Bay area, Florida, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q571536 · Tampa International Airport. Administrative area: Hillsborough County. Named after: Tampa. Entity official-site cross-check: tampaairport.com
Field and clock profile
Tampa International Airport is a near sea-level field at 26 ft (8 m), positioned at 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,002 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Egypt Lake-Leto is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.4 km. PIE Pinellas Park is the closest retained airport alternative at 17 km.
Country airport peers
TPA is compared with PIE Pinellas Park at 17 km, SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton at 65 km, MCO Orlando at 130 km, SFB Orlando at 155 km, RSW Fort Myers at 178 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
TPA-SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton: 65 km, about 55m, +0h. TPA-MCO Orlando: 130 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. TPA-SFB Orlando: 155 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. TPA-RSW Fort Myers: 178 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KTPA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. tampaairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
1 main terminal / airsides A, C, E, and F
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,002 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
10/28, 19L/01R, 19R/01L
OurAirports classifies TPA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Tampa.
TPA (KTPA) is a near sea-level field at 26 ft (8 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
TPA also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as tampa bay international gateway built around the landside-airside terminal system..
TPA's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,002 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as PEM (2), concrete.
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for TPA.
- Tampa International Airport is managed by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority.
- The passenger complex uses a main terminal connected to airsides A, C, E, and F.
- The 1971 terminal design made Tampa a defining example of the landside-airside airport model.
- TPA's airport-use case is Tampa Bay access, not the theme-park and Central Florida demand pattern that shapes MCO.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at tampaairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for TPA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
TPA uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Tampa International Airport is about 8.0 km from central Tampa; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
PIE Pinellas Park is the closest retained alternate at 17 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
tampaairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place TPA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
TPA ranks #91 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
TPA shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
TPA is 26 ft (8 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GLA 26 ft (8 m) (0 ft delta) · KIX 26 ft (8 m) (0 ft delta) · ORF 26 ft (8 m) (0 ft delta) · TKS 26 ft (8 m) (0 ft delta) · MYJ 25 ft (8 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
TPA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are PIE 17 km +0h · SRQ 65 km +0h · MCO 130 km +0h · SFB 155 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | 65 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Orlando | MCO | 130 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Orlando | SFB | 155 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Fort Myers | RSW | 178 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
TPA to SRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton
Distance 65 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from TPA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TPA to MCO
Orlando
Distance 130 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from TPA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TPA to SFB
Orlando
Distance 155 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from TPA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Tampa is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Tampa is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Tampa International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from TPA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Egypt Lake-Leto
egypt-lake-leto · 5.4 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Town 'n' Country
town-n-country · 5.8 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tampa
tampa · 8.0 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carrollwood
carrollwood · 9.2 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carrollwood Village
carrollwood-village · 10 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Westchase
westchase · 12 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Citrus Park
citrus-park · 12 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lake Magdalene
lake-magdalene · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Northdale
northdale · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
University
university · 14 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Greater Northdale
greater-northdale · 14 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
East Lake-Orient Park
east-lake-orient-park · 15 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Tampa International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ), Orlando (MCO), Orlando (SFB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Tampa Bay international gateway built around the landside-airside terminal system..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 1 main terminal / airsides A, C, E, and F.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 11,002 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers 10/28, 19L/01R, 19R/01L.
- Runway surfaces: PEM (2), concrete; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Hillsborough County Aviation Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1971 terminal complex.
- Network role: Tampa Bay international gateway built around the landside-airside terminal system..
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from TPA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
St. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportPIE
Pinellas Park · large airport
- Distance
- 17 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 11 ft (3 m)
Compare against PIE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton · large airport
- Distance
- 65 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against SRQ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Orlando International AirportMCO
Orlando · large airport
- Distance
- 130 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 96 ft (29 m)
Compare against MCO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Orlando Sanford International AirportSFB
Orlando · large airport
- Distance
- 155 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 55 ft (17 m)
Compare against SFB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Southwest Florida International AirportRSW
Fort Myers · large airport
- Distance
- 178 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against RSW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Tampa International Airport (TPA) in?▾
Tampa International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Tampa International Airport?▾
Tampa International Airport uses IATA code TPA and ICAO code KTPA.
Where is Tampa International Airport located?▾
Tampa International Airport is located in Tampa, United States at coordinates 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W, with an elevation of 26 ft (8 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Tampa International Airport from central Tampa?▾
Tampa International Airport sits roughly 8.0 km from the nearest mapped city center for Tampa.
Which route reference is most useful from TPA?▾
Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from TPA.
Which authority regulates TPA?▾
Tampa International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to TPA?▾
TPA's curated peers in United States on this site include PIE Pinellas Park, SRQ Sarasota/Bradenton, MCO Orlando, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Tampa International Airport have?▾
Tampa International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,002 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 10/28, 19L/01R, 19R/01L.