Tampa International Airport
N 27° 58.772 W 082° 32.024
17R E 349160 N 3095882
Largest facility in the region, located just off Tampa Bay.
Waymark Code: WM9P80
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2010
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from Wikipedia:
Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA) is a major public airport located six nautical miles (11 km) west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. It serves the Tampa Bay Area and has been widely praised for its attractive architecture and Landside/Airside design of a central terminal ("landside") connected by people movers to satellite airline gates ("airsides"), a pioneering concept when initially designed in the late 1960s. The airport was known as Drew Field Municipal Airport until 1952.
Tampa International Airport currently serves as a main hub for Gulfstream International Airlines under the Continental Connection name. It is also a focus city for AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines. The airport presently serves 71 non-stop destinations, including international service to the United Kingdom, Canada, and to destinations throughout the Caribbean. The airport handled 16,965,545 passengers in 2009, making it the 26th busiest airport by passenger movements in North America. International Plaza and Bay Street is adjacent to the airport.
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