Tampa

TPA · KTPA

Tampa International Airport

27.98°, -82.53°FL, United States

Passengers a year

24M

#28 busiest in the U.S.

103

nonstop destinations

51

airlines

240

departures a day

76.2%

arrivals on time

1.5%

flights cancelled

80.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from TPA, by passengers: ATL, DEN, ORD, CLT, DFW, LGA, PHL, EWR, DTW, BOSTPADFWDENORDATLDTWCLTPHLEWRLGABOS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Tampa, with 24% of all passengers. 51 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 24% of the airport — the 29th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is MCO at 25%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest76% full
24.3%5.8M+2%
DL
Delta86% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor
18.8%4.5M+5.2%
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, Republic
16.2%3.9M+2.7%
UA
United84% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest
10.6%2.5M-0.6%
F9
Frontier79% full
8.7%2.1M-9.8%
+Other airlines
21.3%5.1M—

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 21 international nonstop destinations from Tampa, across 14 countries.

93% domestic · 7% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    992.4K departing · 85% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    473.5K departing · 86% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    466.7K departing · 84% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    461K departing · 80% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    438.9K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    398.8K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    394K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Newark (EWR)

    386.1K departing · 88% full

    United Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Detroit (DTW)

    377.7K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Boston (BOS)

    377.3K departing · 86% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

Top international destinations

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    119.6K departing · 246.3K both ways

    Air Canada Rouge · WestJet · Porter Airlines

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)

    77.8K departing · 154.8K both ways

    Eurowings Discover

  • Tocumen, Panama (PTY)

    74.8K departing · 152.1K both ways

    Copa Airlines

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    73.7K departing · 142.2K both ways

    Virgin Atlantic

  • London, United Kingdom (LGW)

    67.7K departing · 140.6K both ways

    British Airways

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

    47K departing · 92.8K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Montréal, Canada (YUL)

    44.8K departing · 86.1K both ways

    Air Canada Rouge

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    44K departing · 89.5K both ways

    JetBlue Airways

  • Bogota, Colombia (BOG)

    43.8K departing · 87.7K both ways

    Avianca

  • Havana, Cuba (HAV)

    41.5K departing · 84.6K both ways

    Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

103 nonstop · 23 airlines · 82 domestic / 21 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Tampa.

Body class · share of departures

When Tampa is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

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
14,391,661 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Tampa, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 22Cancelled 2

17 min

average delay

1,159

flights cancelled

75.4K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

United Airlines 82.4%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 71.2%

Among US airports

#28

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.7%–85.3%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 67.7% of arrivals landed on time — 8.5 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 24M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #28 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 240 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. 51 airlines serve Tampa in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Tampa International Airport (TPA)?

Tampa (TPA) has 103 nonstop destinations — 82 domestic and 21 international across 14 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Tampa International Airport (TPA)?

About 76.2% 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 18% 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

    Watch on YouTube

  • Captain Steven Markovich

    Trip Report TPA - LHR Virgin Atlantic A330-900 NEO Upper Class

    20:42 · Apr 2025

    Watch on YouTube

  • Genki's Travels

    Breeze Airways | Embraer E195 | Nicer Seat | Northwest Arkansas (XNA) To Tampa (TPA) | Trip Report

    17:59 · Jun 2022

    Watch on YouTube

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Departing counts passengers leaving Tampa; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).