Tampa
TPA · KTPATampa International Airport
Passengers a year
24.2M
#27 busiest in the U.S.
102
nonstop destinations
54
airlines
244
departures a day
76.0%
arrivals on time
1.5%
flights cancelled
80.2%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Tampa, with 24% of all passengers. 54 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 24% of the airport — the 28th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is FLL at 25%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest76% full | 24.2% | 5.9M | 41 | 76.1% | +3% |
DL | 18.4% | 4.5M | 14 | 77.7% | +7.2% |
AA | 16.1% | 3.9M | 10 | 71% | +5.3% |
UA United83% full | 10.6% | 2.6M | 9 | 82.1% | +3.7% |
F9 Frontier79% full | 8.7% | 2.1M | 28 | 73.8% | -7.6% |
+Other airlines | 22.1% | 5.4M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
82 domestic and 20 international nonstop destinations from Tampa, across 13 countries.
93% domestic · 7% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
United Airlines · American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines
436.9K436,893 departing · 84% full
American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · JetBlue Airways
United Airlines · JetBlue Airways
393.1K393,102 departing · 84% full
American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Top international destinations
Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
122.4K122,421 departing · 252.1K252,071 both ways
Air Canada Rouge · WestJet · Porter Airlines
Tocumen, Panama (PTY)
79.6K79,638 departing · 161.9K161,926 both ways
Copa Airlines
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)
78.4K78,420 departing · 155K155,029 both ways
Eurowings Discover
London, United Kingdom (LHR)
73.2K73,230 departing · 141.5K141,521 both ways
Virgin Atlantic
London, United Kingdom (LGW)
68K68,040 departing · 139.8K139,827 both ways
British Airways
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
49.2K49,168 departing · 96K96,036 both ways
Aeroméxico
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
46.5K46,465 departing · 91.9K91,850 both ways
Delta Air Lines
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
44.7K44,732 departing · 91.2K91,200 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Frontier Airlines
Havana, Cuba (HAV)
44.5K44,529 departing · 90.1K90,083 both ways
Southwest Airlines
Montréal, Canada (YUL)
43.7K43,659 departing · 84.1K84,083 both ways
Air Canada Rouge
All nonstop destinations
102 nonstop · 24 airlines · 82 domestic / 20 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Tampa.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
16,530 departures · 79% full
18.6%
- Narrowbody
12,803 departures · 77% full
14.4%
- Narrowbody
10,585 departures · 84% full
11.9%
- Narrowbody
8,037 departures · 78% full
9.0%
- Narrowbody
7,802 departures · 81% full
8.8%
- Narrowbody
4,993 departures · 82% full
5.6%
- Narrowbody
4,872 departures · 81% full
5.5%
- Narrowbody
4,626 departures · 84% full
5.2%
- Narrowbody
4,501 departures · 79% full
5.1%
- Narrowbody
3,462 departures · 87% full
3.9%
When Tampa is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak March 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 10,848,268
- 1991
- 9,807,557
- 1992
- 9,797,672
- 1993
- 10,196,635
- 1994
- 12,145,237
- 1995
- 10,683,969
- 1996
- 12,476,958
- 1997
- 12,894,858
- 1998
- 13,480,472
- 1999
- 14,803,990
- 2000
- 15,838,869
- 2001
- 15,785,808
- 2002
- 15,601,260
- 2003
- 15,776,388
- 2004
- 17,207,508
- 2005
- 18,901,653
- 2006
- 18,781,651
- 2007
- 19,054,359
- 2008
- 18,176,495
- 2009
- 16,860,046
- 2010
- 16,632,259
- 2011
- 16,743,437
- 2012
- 16,765,198
- 2013
- 16,797,315
- 2014
- 17,359,690
- 2015
- 18,604,412
- 2016
- 18,604,110
- 2017
- 19,333,114
- 2018
- 20,942,930
- 2019
- 22,064,977
- 2020
- 10,093,359
- 2021
- 17,864,461
- 2022
- 21,236,130
- 2023
- 23,632,925
- 2024
- 24,286,992
- 2025
- 24,357,101
- 2026
- 10,427,219 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Tampa, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
17 min
average delay
1,147
flights cancelled
76.1K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
United Airlines 82.1%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 71%
Among US airports
#27
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 65.6%–85.3%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 65.6% of arrivals landed on time — 10.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 85.3%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Tampa International Airport (TPA)?
Tampa International Airport handled about 24.2M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #27 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 244 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Tampa International Airport (TPA)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Tampa (TPA), flying about 24% of its passengers. 54 airlines serve Tampa in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Tampa International Airport (TPA)?
Tampa (TPA) has 102 nonstop destinations — 82 domestic and 20 international across 13 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Tampa International Airport (TPA)?
About 76.0% of flights arriving at Tampa (TPA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.5% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Tampa International Airport (TPA)?
The Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures from Tampa (TPA), about 19% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through Tampa (TPA) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
QFS Aviation
JetBlue Airways - A220 300 - Boston (BOS) to Tampa (TPA) | TRIP REPORT
17:50 · May 2021
Captain Steven Markovich
Trip Report TPA - LHR Virgin Atlantic A330-900 NEO Upper Class
20:42 · Apr 2025
Genki's Travels
Breeze Airways | Embraer E195 | Nicer Seat | Northwest Arkansas (XNA) To Tampa (TPA) | Trip Report
17:59 · Jun 2022
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Departing counts passengers leaving Tampa; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).